2 census tracts · pop 9,682 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.1/10
· range 7.1–7.2
Forest Hills spans 2 census tracts of Greenville, NC, population 9,682. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 7.1/10, Elevated tier. Severe burden reaches 41%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Against a Greenville baseline of 31.6%, 57% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.8/10. The poverty rate is 28%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
On the high side is housing-court posture at 7.5/10. The filing record is not thin: 739 evictions logged in this tract.
On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.6/10. Average gross rent is $1,160, 15% above the Greenville average of $1,007. Filing activity peaked in 2009 at 21.6% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 16.7% in 2018 against a 21.6% peak. Among the 12 mapped neighborhoods of Greenville, it ranks #7 by risk, the middle third.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Moyewood-Paige and Lincoln Park. Its 2 tracts score within 0.1 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
7.1
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Forest Hills vs GreenvilleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority50%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport75%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Forest Hills
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
739Total filings (sum)
13.47%Avg annual filing rate
21.6%Peak year (2009)
16.67%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Forest Hills
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
13.1%Housing insecurity
8.8%Utility shutoff threat
17.4%Food insecurity
13.4%SNAP enrollment
8.8%No health insurance
32.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Forest Hills
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Forest Hills?
Forest Hills scores 7.1/10 (Elevated tier) across 2 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Forest Hills compare to Greenville overall?
Forest Hills scores 1.3 points higher than Greenville overall (5.8/10). Renters spend 57% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,160 vs $1,007.
Q3
What is the average rent in Forest Hills?
Average gross rent in Forest Hills is $1,160/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Forest Hills residents are renters?
64% of Forest Hills households are renter-occupied (vs 67% in Greenville). The neighborhood has 9,682 residents.
Q5
Is Forest Hills a high social-vulnerability area?
Forest Hills sits in the 38th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Forest Hills have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Forest Hills is census tract 37147000504 (score 7.2/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.1 to 7.2, a spread of 0.1 points.
Q7
How safe is Forest Hills for landlords?
Forest Hills carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.1/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Greenville as a whole (5.8/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Forest Hills?
Forest Hills has 9,726 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (72%), Black (non-Hispanic) (20.6%), Other / Multiracial (3.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
