1 census tracts · pop 7,182 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.4/10
· range 6.4–6.4
Forest Ridge maps to a single census tract in Bellingham, WA and houses 7,182 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 6.4/10, Elevated tier. Cost burden runs 66% against 37.2% citywide, putting Forest Ridge 28.4% over its own city.
33% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.4/10.
Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 8.7/10. On the softer side is economic stress, at 1.8/10. Court records for this tract carry 34 eviction filings.
Average gross rent is $1,387, 12% below the Bellingham average of $1,577. Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 1.3% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 0.8% in 2018 against a 1.3% peak.
Among the 13 mapped neighborhoods of Bellingham, it ranks #11 by risk, the lower third. The closest comparables inside the same city are Columbia and Silver Beach. Rent takes 17% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
35% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 6.4/10 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
6.4
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Forest Ridge vs BellinghamHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority25%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport48%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Forest Ridge
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
34Total filings (sum)
1.15%Avg annual filing rate
1.3%Peak year (2016)
0.82%Latest filed (2018)
Frequently asked
About Forest Ridge
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Forest Ridge?
Forest Ridge scores 6.4/10 (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 Ridge compare to Bellingham overall?
Forest Ridge scores 0.9 points lower than Bellingham overall (7.3/10). Renters spend 66% of income on rent vs 37% citywide. Average rent: $1,387 vs $1,577.
Q3
What is the average rent in Forest Ridge?
Average gross rent in Forest Ridge is $1,387/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 66% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Forest Ridge residents are renters?
35% of Forest Ridge households are renter-occupied (vs 55% in Bellingham). The neighborhood has 7,182 residents.
Q5
Is Forest Ridge a high social-vulnerability area?
Forest Ridge sits in the 29th 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 Ridge for landlords?
Forest Ridge carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.4/10). 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 Bellingham as a whole (7.3/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Forest Ridge?
Forest Ridge has 7,072 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (80.1%), Hispanic / Latino (8.4%), Other / Multiracial (6.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
