Neighborhood · Cleveland, OH

Forest Hills Eviction Risk: Moderate

8 census tracts · pop 13,211 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.5/10 · range 1.7–6.2

Forest Hills is a black (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Cleveland with 8 census tracts and a population of 13,211 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.5/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 53% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 33% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $951/month sits 1% higher than the Cleveland citywide average ($945).

Risk score

5.5

Moderate

8 tracts · population-weighted

Forest Hills vs Cleveland How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

53.4% +70%

Cleveland: 31.5%

Average gross rent

$951 +1%

Cleveland: $945

Average HH income

$42,807 +9%

Cleveland: $39,187

Poverty rate

31.2% +1%

Cleveland: 30.8%

Renter share

54.0% -7%

Cleveland: 58.3%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Forest Hills and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 8 tracts span score 1.7–6.2

Why Forest Hills scores 5.5

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly

State political climate

legislature & governorship · Range 2.4–2.4 across tracts

2.4

Regional political climate

County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 6.7–6.7 across tracts

6.7

Local political climate

Parent city governance · Range 7.0–7.0 across tracts

7.0

Rent control risk

53% of income on rent · Range 1.3–8.1 across tracts

2.4

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 2.3–5.5 across tracts

4.9

Tenant organizing strength

54% renter households · Range 4.3–9.8 across tracts

6.1

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 2.2–8.9 across tracts

5.0

Economic stress

31.2% below poverty line · Range 1.3–10.0 across tracts

7.5

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.0–5.3 across tracts

2.9

Risk score comparison

Forest Hills vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Forest Hills?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution

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Spread of 4.5 points from 1.7 to 6.2. This neighborhood crosses multiple risk tiers, so block-by-block conditions vary substantially.

Tracts as heat grid

6.2 6.0 6.0 5.9 5.8 5.8 5.5 1.7

Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.

Census tracts

8 tracts in Forest Hills

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
39035116500	6.2	2,499	75%	$976
39035116600	6	2,003	45%	$916
39035116700	6	1,666	71%	$939
39035116300	5.9	1,093	48%	$710
39035116800	5.8	1,921	56%	$942
39035150300	5.8	1,020	54%	$989
39035199200	5.5	1,587	38%	$860
39035192800	1.7	1,422	23%	$1,240

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 78

Pop-weighted across 8 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 79%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 78%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 92%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 50%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

What is the eviction-risk score for Forest Hills?

Forest Hills scores 5.5/10 (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.

How does Forest Hills compare to Cleveland overall?

Forest Hills scores 1.8 points higher than Cleveland overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 53% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $951 vs $945.

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.

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.

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.

Which tracts in Forest Hills have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Forest Hills is census tract 39035116500 (score 6.2/10). Across the 8 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 1.7 to 6.2, a spread of 4.5 points.

How safe is Forest Hills for landlords?

Forest Hills carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.5/10). 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 (3.7/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.

What is the demographic breakdown of Forest Hills?

Forest Hills has 12,737 residents (Black (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood). Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (85.9%), White (non-Hispanic) (9.6%), Other / Multiracial (3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Forest Hills

5.7 Five Points 4 tracts · pop 7,381 5.8 Grandview 2 tracts · pop 2,514 5.7 St. Clair-Superior 6 tracts · pop 7,642 5.6 Garrett Square 5 tracts · pop 7,739 5.7 Magnolia-Wade Park Historic District 2 tracts · pop 4,050 5.1 Four Points 2 tracts · pop 2,169

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Cleveland

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Forest Hills.

5.5 BVQ District 2 tracts · pop 4,679 5.5 Beachland 1 tracts · pop 5,370 5.5 Little Arabia 7 tracts · pop 24,027 5.4 Nottingham 1 tracts · pop 2,077 5.6 Miles Park Historic District 8 tracts · pop 17,080 5.4 Gateway District 1 tracts · pop 4,679

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