1 census tracts · pop 1,959 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6/10
· range 6–6
Forest Hill Overlook maps to a single census tract in Cleveland Heights, OH and houses 1,959 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 6/10, Elevated tier. Cost burden runs 43% against 30.2% citywide, putting Forest Hill Overlook 12.6% over its own city.
24% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 8.4/10.
The poverty rate is 31%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.9/10. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 24.7% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.
Food insecurity affects 32.3% of adults, 14.5 points above the national rate. Sitting well above the midpoint is economic stress at 7.7/10. Court records for this tract carry 330 eviction filings.
The worst year on record was 2013, when filings touched 13.8% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 8.6% in 2016 against a 13.8% peak. At $1,306 a month, rents sit 7% over what the rest of Cleveland Heights commands.
Among the 18 mapped neighborhoods of Cleveland Heights, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third.
One tract means one number: 6/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
6
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Forest Hill Overlook vs Cleveland HeightsHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority95%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport32%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Forest Hill Overlook
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
330Total filings (sum)
10.05%Avg annual filing rate
13.8%Peak year (2013)
8.55%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Forest Hill Overlook
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
24.7%Housing insecurity
20.2%Utility shutoff threat
32.3%Food insecurity
31.6%SNAP enrollment
10.3%No health insurance
37.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Forest Hill Overlook
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Forest Hill Overlook?
Forest Hill Overlook scores 6/10 (Elevated tier) across 1 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 Hill Overlook compare to Cleveland Heights overall?
Forest Hill Overlook scores 1.4 points higher than Cleveland Heights overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 43% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,306 vs $1,216.
Q3
What is the average rent in Forest Hill Overlook?
Average gross rent in Forest Hill Overlook is $1,306/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Forest Hill Overlook residents are renters?
29% of Forest Hill Overlook households are renter-occupied (vs 42% in Cleveland Heights). The neighborhood has 1,959 residents.
Q5
Is Forest Hill Overlook a high social-vulnerability area?
Forest Hill Overlook sits in the 75th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Forest Hill Overlook for landlords?
Forest Hill Overlook carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Cleveland Heights as a whole (4.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Forest Hill Overlook?
Forest Hill Overlook has 1,906 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (95.1%), White (non-Hispanic) (3%), Other / Multiracial (1.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
