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Neighborhood · Ranked #54,934 of 84,120 nationally

Valley High Eviction Risk: Lower , Martinez

Tract 06013321101 · Contra Costa, CA · pop 6,866 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 06013321101 (Valley High in Martinez, California) comes in at 5.6/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than roughly 63% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

46% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 37% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,758 monthly, set against $141,607 in average yearly household income, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 23% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
3.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11% Stable renters 12% Owners 77%
Tract context
Occupied units2,592
Renter share23.0%
SVI overall0.23
Poverty rate9.8%
Median income$141,607

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 3 tracts In Valley High
Very High
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#5 of 9 tracts In Martinez
Moderate
Within county
37 th percentile
Rank, 37th percentileLowHigh
#152 of 241 tracts In Contra Costa
Low
Within state
10 th percentile
Rank, 10th percentileLowHigh
#8,192 of 9,109 tracts In California
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Martinez and the region

Centroid at 37.9886, -122.1027 · click any tract to drill in

Why Valley High scores 3.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Martinez
7.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.3
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
9.8% poverty · this tract
2.4
Supply constraint
$2,758 rent vs county FMR
5.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Martinez
5.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Martinez
6.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Martinez
4.6

How Valley High compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Valley High risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.23.2This tracttract 321101Martinez: 7.97.9Martinezparent cityCounty: 4.14.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.65.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 23

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Valley High. 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 Valley High

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 6.5/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Martinez, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Contra Costa County average of 5.7 and below the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 8.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 23rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 06013321101

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06013321101?

Census tract 06013321101 in the Valley High neighborhood scores 3.2/10 (Lower 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 06013321101?

Median gross rent is $2,758/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06013321101?

9.8% of residents in tract 06013321101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,866.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06013321101?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 23th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 11th, household 32th, minority 64th, housing 37th.
Q5

Is tract 06013321101 considered part of Valley High?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06013321101 fall within Valley High (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 06013321101 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.8% 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. 4.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 06013321101 compare to Martinez overall?

Tract 06013321101 scores 3.2/10, lower than the parent city of Martinez at 7.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Martinez; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Martinez

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

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