Martineztown-Santa Barbara Eviction Risk: Moderate
3 census tracts · pop 7,919 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.9/10
· range 4.1–5.7
Martineztown-Santa Barbara is a 3-tract neighborhood of Albuquerque, NM, population 7,919. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.9/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a Albuquerque baseline of 31.4%, 54% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
Severe burden reaches 26%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The main counterweight is supply constraint, at 1.7/10. 67% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over.
Scores across the 3 constituent tracts range from 4.1 to 5.7. A 1.6-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. Average gross rent is $893, 22% below the Albuquerque average of $1,145. The poverty rate is 23%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
Court records carry 2,325 eviction filings across its 3 observed tracts. Filing activity peaked in 2014 at 22.6% of renter households.
That places it #15 of 40 neighborhoods in Albuquerque. Judgments average 3.7% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
For a like-for-like read, Arenal and Towne Park score within a fraction of it.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.6 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4.9
Moderate
3 tracts · population-weighted
Martineztown-Santa Barbara vs AlbuquerqueHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority78%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport90%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Martineztown-Santa Barbara
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
2,325Total filings (sum)
6.86%Avg annual filing rate
22.6%Peak year (2014)
10.63%Latest filed (2014)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
1,284Total filings 2020-21
5.1Avg monthly observed
5.8Pre-pandemic baseline
0.86×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Albuquerque, NM).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Martineztown-Santa Barbara
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
18.4%Housing insecurity
12.8%Utility shutoff threat
23.1%Food insecurity
19.4%SNAP enrollment
15.1%No health insurance
32.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Martineztown-Santa Barbara
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Martineztown-Santa Barbara?
Martineztown-Santa Barbara scores 4.9/10 (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 Martineztown-Santa Barbara compare to Albuquerque overall?
Martineztown-Santa Barbara scores 0.6 points higher than Albuquerque overall (4.3/10). Renters spend 54% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $893 vs $1,145.
Q3
What is the average rent in Martineztown-Santa Barbara?
Average gross rent in Martineztown-Santa Barbara is $893/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Martineztown-Santa Barbara residents are renters?
67% of Martineztown-Santa Barbara households are renter-occupied (vs 38% in Albuquerque). The neighborhood has 7,919 residents.
Q5
Is Martineztown-Santa Barbara a high social-vulnerability area?
Martineztown-Santa Barbara sits in the 80th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Martineztown-Santa Barbara have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Martineztown-Santa Barbara is census tract 35001002000 (score 5.7/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.1 to 5.7, a spread of 1.6 points.
Q7
How safe is Martineztown-Santa Barbara for landlords?
Martineztown-Santa Barbara carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.9/10). 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 Albuquerque as a whole (4.3/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Martineztown-Santa Barbara?
Martineztown-Santa Barbara has 8,638 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (51.2%), White (non-Hispanic) (33.9%), Other / Multiracial (10.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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