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About Forest
City in Mississippi, United StatesForest is a city in and the county seat of Scott County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2020 census, Forest had a population of 5,430. The population is a minority-majority.
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Housing in Forest
The typical Forest home is worth about $125,000, up 6.3% in a year, 37% below the Mississippi typical home.
Safety in Forest
Safety Grade C-
Forest reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 77% report less.
Schools in Forest
All Forest schools →School Grade C
The public schools Forest’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 75% of Mississippi’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within MS. Ratings are from neighbors.
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