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Neighborhood · Berea, SC

Forest Ridge Eviction Risk: Moderate

1 census tracts · pop 3,418 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.3/10 · range 5.3–5.3

Forest Ridge maps to a single census tract in Berea, SC and houses 3,418 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5.3/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. 58% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well clear of the Berea rate of 33.9%.

The severe-burden share is 30%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. 26.0% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10.

Running hot is housing-court posture at 8/10. On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.1/10.

15.4% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Among the 4 mapped neighborhoods of Berea, it ranks #3 by risk, the lower third.

For a like-for-like read, August Brook and Hampton Townes score within a fraction of it. Social vulnerability runs high at 10/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.

Average gross rent runs $1,056, close to the Berea average. Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $48,333.

53% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

One tract means one number: 5.3/10 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
5.3
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Forest Ridge vs Berea How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
57.5% +70%
Berea: 33.9%
Average gross rent
$1,056 -2%
Berea: $1,076
Average HH income
$48,333 +0%
Berea: $48,104
Poverty rate
15.4% -30%
Berea: 22.0%
Renter share
53.2% +47%
Berea: 36.1%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Forest Ridge and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 5.3–5.3

Why Forest Ridge scores 5.3

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 2.1–2.1 across tracts
2.1
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 4.1–4.1 across tracts
4.1
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 4.7–4.7 across tracts
4.7
Rent control risk
58% of income on rent · Range 7.8–7.8 across tracts
7.8
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 2.1–2.1 across tracts
2.1
Tenant organizing strength
53% renter households · Range 8.0–8.0 across tracts
8.0
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 8.0–8.0 across tracts
8.0
Economic stress
15.4% below poverty line · Range 3.8–3.8 across tracts
3.8
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 3.1–3.1 across tracts
3.1
Risk score comparison

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

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Forest Ridge score vs. parent city, state, U.S.5.3Forest RidgeNeighborhood4.0Parent cityhost city3.8Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Forest Ridge

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
45045003706 5.3 3,418 57% $1,056
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 100

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 98%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 100%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 79%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 95%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Forest Ridge

Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 1,284Total filings 2020-21
  • 18.3Avg monthly observed
  • 16.8Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 1.09×Ratio to baseline

Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Greenville, SC).

CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Forest Ridge

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Forest Ridge

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Forest Ridge?

Forest Ridge scores 5.3/10 (Moderate 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 Ridge compare to Berea overall?

Forest Ridge scores 1.3 points higher than Berea overall (4/10). Renters spend 58% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Average rent: $1,056 vs $1,076.
Q3

What is the average rent in Forest Ridge?

Average gross rent in Forest Ridge is $1,056/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Forest Ridge residents are renters?

53% of Forest Ridge households are renter-occupied (vs 36% in Berea). The neighborhood has 3,418 residents.
Q5

Is Forest Ridge a high social-vulnerability area?

Forest Ridge sits in the 100th 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 Ridge for landlords?

Forest Ridge carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.3/10). 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 Berea as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Forest Ridge?

Forest Ridge has 3,637 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (37.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (31.1%), White (non-Hispanic) (24.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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