1 census tracts · pop 5,380 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.9/10
· range 3.9–3.9
Forest Hill Farms maps to a single census tract in Richmond, VA, population 5,380. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3.9/10, Lower tier. roughly one in two of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, far above the Richmond rate of 31.1%.
The severe-burden share is 31%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 2.5/10. Court records for this tract carry 2,635 eviction filings.
On the softer side is economic stress, at 2.9/10. Filing activity peaked in 2013 at 40.9% of renter households. Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 3/10.
Recent filings have not receded much: 32.8% in 2016 against a 40.9% peak. Among the 54 mapped neighborhoods of Richmond, it ranks #32 by risk, the middle third.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Fulton Hill and Union Hill. Average gross rent runs $1,369, close to the Richmond average.
Annual rent works out to 28% of average household income of $59,133. 64% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3.9/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3.9
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Forest Hill Farms vs RichmondHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority70%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport78%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Forest Hill Farms
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
2,635Total filings (sum)
37.52%Avg annual filing rate
40.9%Peak year (2013)
32.77%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Forest Hill Farms
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
13.2%Housing insecurity
8.6%Utility shutoff threat
14.2%Food insecurity
12.2%SNAP enrollment
7.8%No health insurance
29.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Forest Hill Farms
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Forest Hill Farms?
Forest Hill Farms scores 3.9/10 (Lower 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 Farms compare to Richmond overall?
Forest Hill Farms scores 0.4 points lower than Richmond overall (4.3/10). Renters spend 53% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,369 vs $1,372.
Q3
What is the average rent in Forest Hill Farms?
Average gross rent in Forest Hill Farms is $1,369/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Forest Hill Farms residents are renters?
64% of Forest Hill Farms households are renter-occupied (vs 56% in Richmond). The neighborhood has 5,380 residents.
Q5
Is Forest Hill Farms a high social-vulnerability area?
Forest Hill Farms sits in the 55th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Farms for landlords?
Forest Hill Farms carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.9/10). 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 Richmond as a whole (4.3/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Forest Hill Farms?
Forest Hill Farms has 5,265 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (42.2%), Black (non-Hispanic) (37.1%), Hispanic / Latino (11.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
