3 census tracts · pop 17,545 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.6/10
· range 5.3–5.9
Valley High takes in 3 census tracts of Martinez, CA, population 17,545. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.6/10, in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 43% against 28.4% citywide, putting Valley High 14.3% over its own city.
28% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1.8/10.
Average gross rent is $2,755, 17% above the Martinez average of $2,353. Food insecurity affects 8.3% of adults, 9.5 points below the national rate.
4.8% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. Only 16% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.
Poverty sits at 7%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. The 3 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.6 points apart at the extremes. Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $146,937.
With little internal variation, 5.6/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.6
Moderate
3 tracts · population-weighted
Valley High vs MartinezHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority55%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport27%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Valley High
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
7.8%Housing insecurity
4.3%Utility shutoff threat
8.4%Food insecurity
7.3%SNAP enrollment
4.8%No health insurance
25.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Valley High
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Valley High?
Valley High scores 5.6/10 (Moderate tier) across 3 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Valley High compare to Martinez overall?
Valley High scores 0.7 points lower than Martinez overall (6.3/10). Renters spend 43% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $2,755 vs $2,353.
Q3
What is the average rent in Valley High?
Average gross rent in Valley High is $2,755/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Valley High residents are renters?
16% of Valley High households are renter-occupied (vs 29% in Martinez). The neighborhood has 17,545 residents.
Q5
Is Valley High a high social-vulnerability area?
Valley High sits in the 20th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Valley High have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Valley High is census tract 06013321101 (score 5.9/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.3 to 5.9, a spread of 0.6 points.
Q7
How safe is Valley High for landlords?
Valley High carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.6/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Martinez as a whole (6.3/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Valley High?
Valley High has 17,583 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (59.9%), Hispanic / Latino (16.9%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (12.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
