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Forest Hills, Tennessee: commercial real estate data.
Forest Hills is a Census city of 4,683 people across 9.24 square miles of land, in Davidson County. Median household income is $250,001, 96.9 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Forest Hills
What Forest Hills is
- Census place typecity
- Land area9.24 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land507
- County holding the largest share of its areaDavidson County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Forest Hills
- Population4,683
- Median age49.2
- Population under 181,014
- Share under 1821.7 percent
- Population 65 and over1,226 plus or minus 261
- Share 65 and over26.2 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Households1,798
- Family households1,508
- Share of households that are families83.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Forest Hills
- Median household income$250,001
- Per capita income$161,014
- Civilian labor force2,034
- Employed2,028
- Unemployed6 plus or minus 9
- Unemployment rate0.3 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Adults 25 and over3,398
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher78.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree37.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Forest Hills
- Housing units1,962
- Occupied units1,798
- Vacant units164 plus or minus 100
- Vacancy rate8.4 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Owner occupied1,743
- Renter occupied55 plus or minus 48
- Ownership rate96.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$1,413,100 plus or minus $320,936
- Median gross rent, monthly$3,501
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.8 percent
- Single family units1,950
- Share single family99.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more6 plus or minus 17
- Share in buildings of two or more0.3 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1970
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Forest Hills gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,457
- Commuting under 15 minutes462 plus or minus 125
- Share commuting under 15 minutes31.7 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more239 plus or minus 93
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more16.4 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Drove alone66.5 percent
- Carpooled4.3 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.4 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Worked from home27.5 percent plus or minus 6.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Forest Hills
- NFIP communityCity of Forest Hills
- NFIP community number470407
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/25/22
The City of Forest Hills participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 470407 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Davidson County, not Forest Hills
Davidson County context, not Forest Hills figures
- Establishments in Davidson County22,122
- Covered employment, Davidson County555,405
- Average annual pay, Davidson County$83,096
- Housing units permitted, Davidson County6,880
Every figure in this section is published for Davidson County as a whole and is not a measurement of Forest Hills.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Forest Hills questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Forest Hills, Tennessee?
4,683, in 1,798 households. Forest Hills city covers 9.24 square miles of land, which is 507 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Forest Hills in?
Davidson County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Forest Hills?
$250,001. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $1,413,100. Median gross rent is $3,501 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Forest Hills in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Forest Hills appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Forest Hills, city of, community 470407, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Forest Hills figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Davidson County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Forest Hills.
Is zoning published for Forest Hills?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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