Where has Forest looked like this before?
Searching stored historical observations…
| Metric | 2010–2025 | Forest | Peer median | Pctile | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 9,369 | 8,477 | 73 | ||
| Population change (10 yr) | 1.9% | 0.4% | 55 | ||
| Median household income | $61,071 | $58,179 | 73 | ||
| Poverty rate | 15.2% | 13.0% | 82 | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 16.1% | 17.3% | 27 | ||
| Housing unit change (10 yr) | -3.4% | -3.0% | 45 | ||
| Median owner-occupied home value | $185,000 | $169,400 | 55 | ||
| Median gross rent | $594 | $748 | 0 | ||
| Housing vacancy rate | 54.0% | 21.9% | 91 | ||
| Worked from home | 8.0% | 9.4% | 36 |
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| Metric | 2010–2018 | 2018–2025 | Peer median, latest span |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | -5.4% | — | — |
| Housing units | +3.0% | — | — |
| Median household income | +17.8% | — | — |
| Median owner-occupied home value | +10.4% | — | — |
| Median gross rent | 0.0% | — | — |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | +29.9% | — | — |
| Worked from home | +17.5% | — | — |
| Poverty rate | -14.0% | — | — |
| Restaurants & bars | 23.5 | US 21.3 | above US rate |
| Grocery & food retail | 0.0 | US 4.8 | below US rate |
| Other retail | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Personal & repair services | 3.2 | US 8.1 | below US rate |
| Professional & technical services | 7.5 | US 29.5 | below US rate |
| Ambulatory health care | 10.7 | US 21.0 | below US rate |
| Arts, entertainment & recreation | 4.3 | US 5.0 | below US rate |
| Accommodation | 8.5 | US 2.1 | above US rate |
| Construction | 25.6 | US 24.3 | above US rate |
| Manufacturing | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Place | Similarity | Population | Pop change 10y | Income | BA or higher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln, GA | 81 | 7,854 | +0.7% | $56,907 | 15.5% |
| Clearwater, ID | 78 | 9,012 | +4.8% | $60,000 | 17.5% |
| Lyon, KY | 77 | 8,900 | +5.8% | $65,066 | 16.5% |
| Ralls, MO | 76 | 10,428 | +2.0% | $65,388 | 17.0% |
| Grant, OR | 76 | 7,209 | -1.6% | $59,450 | 17.7% |
| Dade, MO | 73 | 7,641 | -0.5% | $53,750 | 15.1% |
| St. Clair, MO | 73 | 9,587 | -0.2% | $53,043 | 14.7% |
| Monroe, MO | 72 | 8,734 | +0.1% | $54,516 | 18.9% |
| Keith, NE | 72 | 8,219 | +0.2% | $60,645 | 22.7% |
| Harney, OR | 71 | 7,499 | +3.4% | $55,208 | 18.3% |