1 census tracts · pop 3,892 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6/10
· range 6–6
Forest Glen South is a one-tract neighborhood of Kent, WA, population 3,892. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 6/10, Elevated tier. Cost burden runs 51% against 32.4% citywide, putting Forest Glen South 18.5% over its own city.
Average gross rent is $2,699, 41% above the Kent average of $1,909. The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1/10. On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 8.5/10.
The filing record is not thin: 24 evictions logged in this tract. Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 7.5/10.
Filing activity peaked in 2008 at 2.2% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 0.5% in 2013, is well off that peak.
Among the 22 mapped neighborhoods of Kent, it ranks #18 by risk, the lower third. Only 13% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Alvista Lake Meridian and Seven Oaks East. Poverty sits at 2%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
One tract means one number: 6/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Forest Glen South vs KentHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority61%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport55%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Forest Glen South
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
24Total filings (sum)
1.58%Avg annual filing rate
2.2%Peak year (2008)
0.47%Latest filed (2013)
Frequently asked
About Forest Glen South
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Forest Glen South?
Forest Glen South scores 6/10 (Elevated 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 Glen South compare to Kent overall?
Forest Glen South scores 0.6 points lower than Kent overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 51% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $2,699 vs $1,909.
Q3
What is the average rent in Forest Glen South?
Average gross rent in Forest Glen South is $2,699/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Forest Glen South residents are renters?
13% of Forest Glen South households are renter-occupied (vs 43% in Kent). The neighborhood has 3,892 residents.
Q5
Is Forest Glen South a high social-vulnerability area?
Forest Glen South sits in the 33rd 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
How safe is Forest Glen South for landlords?
Forest Glen South carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6/10). 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 Kent as a whole (6.6/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Forest Glen South?
Forest Glen South has 3,964 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (60.3%), Hispanic / Latino (12.5%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (10.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
