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Neighborhood · Ranked #19,618 of 84,120 nationally

Valley High Eviction Risk: Moderate , Martinez

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

Tract 06013321101 sits in the Valley High area of Martinez, CA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 5.9/10. It is home to 6,866 residents. 37% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Risk score
5.9
Moderate
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
34 th percentile
Rank, 34th percentileLowHigh
#159 of 241 tracts In Contra Costa
Low
Within state
21 th percentile
Rank, 21st percentileLowHigh
#7,225 of 9,109 tracts In California
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 5.9

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 / state5.9This tracttract 3211016.3Martinezparent city6.8Countyavg tract in county7.5Stateavg 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 main counterweight is economic stress at 2.4/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, local political climate reads 7.5/10. At $2,758 a month, rents run 17% over what the rest of Martinez commands.

On the high side, regional political climate reads 7.3/10. It sits 0.9 points below the Contra Costa County average of 6.8. Food insecurity runs 9.5% against 17.8% nationally.

On the national scale it lands near the 77th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. Only 23% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 3.1/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.

Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 1.6 points cooler. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured. 46% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

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 5.9/10 (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 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 5.9/10, lower than the parent city of Martinez at 6.3/10. 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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