Housing data for Forest Hills, TN
Forest Hills, TN has an estimated 4,683 residents and 1,962 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a city in Davidson County.
3.1% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $3,500 or more a month.
Its population shrank measurably since 2015–2019 (−5.2%).
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 4,683 (±23)
- Housing units
- 1,962 (±182)
- Households that rent
- 3.1%
- Median gross rent
- $3,500 or more
- Residents since 2015–2019
- −5.2%
What stands out in Forest Hills
Median home value: $1,413,100 (±$320,936) in Forest Hills, higher than in Davidson County ($417,400).
Median real estate taxes: $7,279 (±$778) in Forest Hills, higher than in Davidson County ($2,506).
Households that rent: 3.1% (±2.7 points) in Forest Hills, lower than in Davidson County (47.2%).
Homes in buildings of 5 or more units: 0.0% (±4.0 points) in Forest Hills, lower than in Davidson County (33.4%).
Housing in Forest Hills at a glance
- Median rent: $3,500 or more median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Rent burden: 0.0% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Renters and owners: 3.1% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Income and affordability: $250,000 or more median household income
- Home values: $1,413,100 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $4,000 or more median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $7,279 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 96.6% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Age of homes: 73.6% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 70.4% heat with utility gas
- Commute and cars: 18.2 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: −5.2% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 18.2% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Fair Market Rent: $2,240 Small Area FMR, 2 bedrooms (ZIP 37215)
Forest Hills against Davidson County, its state and the nation
| Forest Hills | Davidson County | Tennessee | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 4,683 (±23) | 715,388 (exact) | 7,066,383 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 1,962 (±182) | 357,113 (±178) | 3,143,670 (±903) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 3.1% (±2.7 points) | 47.2% (±0.8 points) | 33.1% (±0.3 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $3,500 or more | $1,582 (±$18) | $1,189 (±$7) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $250,000 or more | $77,853 (±$1,253) | $69,595 (±$429) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $1,413,100 (±$320,936) | $417,400 (±$5,765) | $286,700 (±$1,492) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $7,279 (±$778) | $2,506 (±$30) | $1,442 (±$8) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 73.6% (±12.9 points) | 41.0% (±1.0 points) | 40.7% (±0.3 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 18.2 minutes (±1.3) | 24.7 minutes (±0.4) | 25.7 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 100.0% (±2.5 points) | 92.6% (±0.5 points) | 89.2% (±0.2 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 49.2 years (±3.7) | 34.6 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Forest Hills covers 9.2 square miles of land, about 507 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Forest Hills has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 4,939 (±35) | 4,683 (±23) | −5.2% | Measurable decrease |
| Housing units | 1,896 (±102) | 1,962 (±182) | +3.5% | Not a measurable change |
| Median home value | $853,000 (±$38,254) | $1,413,100 (±$320,936) | +65.7% | Up after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $6,368 (±$320) | $7,279 (±$778) | +14.3% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 5.0% (±2.5 points) | 3.1% (±2.7 points) | −1.9 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 0.0% (±31.4 points) | 0.0% (±47.1 points) | 0.0 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Crime reported to police in Davidson County
Forest Hills has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Davidson County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for Davidson County recorded 939 violent and 3,806 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
ZIP codes in Forest Hills
| ZIP code | Share of the ZIP’s land in this place | Residents | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37215 | 53% | 22,018 | $1,983 | $1,046,500 | $155,863 |
A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.
Places near Forest Hills
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belle Meade | 2.3 mi | $3,500 or more | $2,000,000 or more | 3.3% |
| Oak Hill | 2.4 mi | $2,286 | $1,199,600 | 5.0% |
| Berry Hill | 5.1 mi | $1,733 | $607,000 | 83.1% |
| Brentwood | 6.4 mi | $2,825 | $1,031,300 | 9.6% |
| Nashville | 7.6 mi | $1,586 | $413,600 | 47.6% |
| Franklin | 11 mi | $1,923 | $705,400 | 36.2% |
| Nolensville | 12 mi | $2,454 | $777,800 | 6.4% |
| Pegram | 13 mi | $1,671 | $387,100 | 8.6% |
HUD Fair Market Rent for Forest Hills, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,585 | $1,650 | $1,798 | $2,309 | $2,799 |
HUD also publishes a Small Area Fair Market Rent for each ZIP code in the area; the Fair Market Rent page for this place lists its ZIP codes.
HUD income limits for Forest Hills, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $24,400 | $40,650 | $65,050 |
| 2 people | $27,900 | $46,450 | $74,350 |
| 3 people | $31,400 | $52,250 | $83,650 |
| 4 people | $34,850 | $58,050 | $92,900 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $62,700 | $100,350 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $67,350 | $107,800 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $72,000 | $115,200 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $76,650 | $122,650 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HUD Metro FMR Area, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $116,100.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Forest Hills
What is the median household income in Forest Hills?
The median household income in Forest Hills is $250,000 or more a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Forest Hills, TN?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $1,413,100 (±$320,936) for owner-occupied homes in Forest Hills (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Forest Hills?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Forest Hills, TN is $4,000 or more a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
How much are property taxes in Forest Hills?
The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Forest Hills, TN is $7,279 (±$778) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many homes are in Forest Hills?
Forest Hills, TN has an estimated 1,962 (±182) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How old are most homes in Forest Hills?
73.6% of homes in Forest Hills, TN were built before 1980 (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Forest Hills growing?
In Forest Hills, the number of residents went from 4,939 in 2015–2019 to 4,683 in 2020–2024 (−5.2%), a measurable decrease.
What ZIP codes are in Forest Hills?
The ZIP code that covers Forest Hills is 37215.
What is the median rent in ZIP code 37215?
The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 37215 is $1,983 (±$202) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Forest Hills city, Tennessee
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Forest Hills city, Tennessee
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Forest Hills city, Tennessee
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Forest Hills city, Tennessee
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Forest Hills city, Tennessee
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Forest Hills city, Tennessee
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Forest Hills city, Tennessee
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HUD Metro FMR Area
- HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HUD Metro FMR Area
- US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Forest Hills city, Tennessee (place:27020, in state:47).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
The API needs a free key.
DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .