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Martineztown-Santa Barbara Eviction Risk: Moderate , Albuquerque

Tract 35001002000 · Bernalillo County, NM · pop 2,468 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

Tract 35001002000 sits in the Martineztown-Santa Barbara area of Albuquerque eviction risk, NM, carrying an eviction-risk score of 5.7/10. Population here is 2,468. The severe-burden share is 36%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score
5.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 45% Stable renters 30% Owners 25%
Tract context
Occupied units1,261
Renter share74.9%
SVI overall0.93
Poverty rate37.3%
Median income$35,972

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 3 tracts In Martineztown-Santa Barbara
Very High
Within parent city
85 th percentile
Rank, 85th percentileLowHigh
#23 of 149 tracts In Albuquerque
High
Within county
90 th percentile
Rank, 90th percentileLowHigh
#18 of 176 tracts In Bernalillo County
Very High
Within state
96 th percentile
Rank, 96th percentileLowHigh
#25 of 612 tracts In New Mexico
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Albuquerque and the region

Centroid at 35.0960, -106.6374 · click any tract to drill in

Why Martineztown-Santa Barbara scores 5.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Albuquerque
7.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.2
State political climate
New Mexico legislature & governorship
3.9
Economic stress
37.3% poverty · this tract
9.3
Supply constraint
$928 rent vs county FMR
2.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Albuquerque
4.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Albuquerque
5.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Albuquerque
5.0

How Martineztown-Santa Barbara compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Martineztown-Santa Barbara risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.7This tracttract 0020004.3Albuquerqueparent city4.3Countyavg tract in county4.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 93

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 1,079Total filings over 15 yrs
  • 8.76%Avg annual filing rate
  • 22.6%Peak (2014)
  • 176Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2014
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 35001002000
Filings climbed 129% over the past 15 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 607Total filings 2020-21
  • 7.9Avg monthly (observed)
  • 8.6Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.92×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline

Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Albuquerque, NM as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Martineztown-Santa Barbara. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Martineztown-Santa Barbara

Against Bernalillo County at 43.9%, 60% of renters here are cost-burdened. The score leans hardest on economic stress at 9.3/10.

The poverty rate is 37%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. Running hot, court filing pressure reads 8.8/10.

This is renter territory: 75% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Against the Bernalillo County average of 4.3, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.4 points.

Running cool, supply constraint reads 2/10. Average gross rent is $928, 19% below the Albuquerque average.

Adults with no health insurance runs 20.9% against 11.3% nationally. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 17.8% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 1,079 filings here across 15 tracked years.

The worst year on record was 2014, when 22.6% of renter households were served.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 35001002000

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 35001002000?

Census tract 35001002000 in the Martineztown-Santa Barbara neighborhood scores 5.7/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 35001002000?

Median gross rent is $928/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 35001002000?

37.3% of residents in tract 35001002000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,468.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 35001002000?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 93th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 88th, household 86th, minority 85th, housing 87th.
Q5

Is tract 35001002000 considered part of Martineztown-Santa Barbara?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 35001002000 fall within Martineztown-Santa Barbara (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 35001002000?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,079 eviction filings across 15 validated years in tract 35001002000 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 8.76% of renter households, peaking at 22.6% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

Did eviction filings in tract 35001002000 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 0.92× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran modestly below normal. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Albuquerque eviction risk, NM), 2020-2021.
Q8

What share of households in tract 35001002000 struggle to pay rent?

About 25.3% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 17.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q9

How does tract 35001002000 compare to Albuquerque overall?

Tract 35001002000 scores 5.7/10, higher than the parent city of Albuquerque at 4.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Albuquerque eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Albuquerque

Top eight tracts in Albuquerque ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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