8 census tracts · pop 13,211 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.8/10
· range 3–7.4
Forest Hills is a 8-tract neighborhood of Cleveland, OH, population 13,211. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.8/10, in the Moderate tier. Scores across the 8 constituent tracts range from 3 to 7.4. A 4.4-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here.
53% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, dramatically above the Cleveland rate of 31.5%. The severe-burden share is 33%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
SNAP participation is 41.6% of households versus 15.2% nationally. The poverty rate is 31%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 29.3% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.
The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 2.4/10. On the high side is economic stress at 7.5/10. Filings are well documented here: 4,725 across 7 observed tracts.
Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 2.9/10. The worst year on record was 2013, when filings touched 18.8% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 8.2% in 2016, is well off that peak. That places it #39 of 57 neighborhoods in Cleveland. The closest comparables inside the same city are Miles Park Historic District and Corlett.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 4.4 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.8
Moderate
8 tracts · population-weighted
Forest Hills vs ClevelandHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority92%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport50%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Forest Hills
Aggregated across 7 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
4,725Total filings (sum)
10.81%Avg annual filing rate
18.8%Peak year (2013)
7.91%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
1,138Total filings 2020-21
2.3Avg monthly observed
3.5Pre-pandemic baseline
0.62×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Cleveland, OH).
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.
29.7%Housing insecurity
25.5%Utility shutoff threat
40.5%Food insecurity
42.1%SNAP enrollment
12.6%No health insurance
42.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Forest Hills
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Forest Hills?
Forest Hills scores 5.8/10 (Moderate tier) across 8 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 Cleveland overall?
Forest Hills scores 1.2 points higher than Cleveland overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 53% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $951 vs $945.
Q3
What is the average rent in Forest Hills?
Average gross rent in Forest Hills is $951/month (pop-weighted across 8 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Forest Hills residents are renters?
54% of Forest Hills households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Cleveland). The neighborhood has 13,211 residents.
Q5
Is Forest Hills a high social-vulnerability area?
Forest Hills sits in the 78th 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
Which tracts in Forest Hills have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Forest Hills is census tract 39035150300 (score 7.4/10). Across the 8 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 7.4, a spread of 4.4 points.
Q7
How safe is Forest Hills for landlords?
Forest Hills carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.8/10). Pop-weighted across 8 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 as a whole (4.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Forest Hills?
Forest Hills has 12,737 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (85.9%), White (non-Hispanic) (9.6%), Other / Multiracial (3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
