Forest HillsNC
A town of 325, settled in 2000.
Is Forest Hills a good place to live?
69% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Forest Hills, against 29% in North Carolina’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Among 291 North Carolina towns, just 5 have a lower January low than Forest Hills. Forest Hills has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
325 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Dollywood and 22 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Forest Hills. Close and well known come first.
Big draw39 mi Theme parkDollywood3.1M visitors a year
Big draw15 mi National ParkGreat Smoky Mountains National Park11.5M visitors a year
10 mi ParkwayBlue Ridge Parkway16.5M visitors a year
Big draw25 mi MountainKuwohi17 mi Theme parkGhost Town in the Sky
23 mi National forestPisgah National ForestPhoto credits
Dollywood: Brian Stansberry (photographer), CC BY 2.5 · Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Scott Basford, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Blue Ridge Parkway: Ken Thomas, Public domain · Kuwohi: C. Kenneth Dodd, Jr., Public domain · Pisgah National Forest: Ken Thomas, Public domain
Moving to Forest Hills: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Forest Hills, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Forest Hills.
Forest Hills has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Forest Hills for work: only 0% work in town. 24% of residents live below the poverty line in Forest Hills, above both the North Carolina town median (13%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Forest Hills’ average trip to work is 20 minutes.
| Forest Hills | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 24% | 13% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Forest Hills faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 76% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Mild winters and pleasant summers in Forest Hills
Forest Hills has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 26° and about 4 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Forest Hills is
Forest Hills beats the North Carolina average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 13. 20% of Forest Hills adults report frequent mental distress.
| Forest Hills | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 34% | 36% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Forest Hills | NC |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.9% | 7.1% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.4% | 6.6% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 4.8% | 3.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A home in Forest Hills sells for about $399K at the median
56% of households own their home in Forest Hills.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Forest Hills
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Forest Hills
College town 23 of every 100 Forest Hills residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across North Carolina.
100% of working residents leave Forest Hills for work
Where Forest Hills’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Forest Hills
Village in North Carolina, United States
Forest Hills is a village in Jackson County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Forest Hills had a population of 303. Formerly a neighborhood within nearby unincorporated Cullowhee, it became incorporated in 1997.
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- Area
- 0.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 2,300 ft
Questions about Forest Hills
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Forest Hills, NC a good place to live?
Forest Hills has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.