2 census tracts · pop 6,885 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.8/10
· range 3–4.8
Forest Heights takes in 2 census tracts of Knoxville, TN and houses 6,885 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3.8/10, Lower tier. Severe burden reaches 45%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Against a Knoxville baseline of 31.9%, roughly two in three of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. The 2 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 3 to 4.8, a 1.8-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address.
Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 2/10. On the softer side is tenant-organizing strength, at 2/10.
That places it #26 of 60 neighborhoods in Knoxville. Against average income of $91,890, annual rent is only 15%, a wide affordability cushion. Average gross rent runs $1,154, close to the Knoxville average.
46% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.8 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Forest Heights vs KnoxvilleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority23%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport48%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Frequently asked
About Forest Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Forest Heights?
Forest Heights scores 3.8/10 (Lower 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 Heights compare to Knoxville overall?
Forest Heights scores 0.4 points higher than Knoxville overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 67% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,154 vs $1,191.
Q3
What is the average rent in Forest Heights?
Average gross rent in Forest Heights is $1,154/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 67% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Forest Heights residents are renters?
46% of Forest Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 53% in Knoxville). The neighborhood has 6,885 residents.
Q5
Is Forest Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Forest Heights sits in the 36th 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 Heights have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Forest Heights is census tract 47093003700 (score 4.8/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 4.8, a spread of 1.8 points.
Q7
How safe is Forest Heights for landlords?
Forest Heights carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.8/10). 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 Knoxville as a whole (3.4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Forest Heights?
Forest Heights has 6,956 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (80.8%), Hispanic / Latino (10.4%), Black (non-Hispanic) (4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
