Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #32,842 of 84,120 nationally
Hilltop Eviction Risk: Moderate , Martinsville
Tract 51690000100 · Martinsville city, VA · pop 3,264 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
51690000100 is a census tract in the Hilltop area of Martinsville, VA. It scores 5/10 for landlords. Population here is 3,264. The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 9.5/10.
Risk score
5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 26%
Stable renters 23%
Owners 51%
Tract context
Occupied units1,195
Renter share49.3%
SVI overall0.98
Poverty rate25.3%
Median income$29,752
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
75
th percentile
High
Within county
75
th percentile
High
Within state
77
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Martinsville and the region
Centroid at 36.7012, -79.8562 · click any tract to drill in
Why Hilltop scores 5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Martinsville
6.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.3
State political climate
Virginia legislature & governorship
3.2
Economic stress
25.3% poverty · this tract
6.3
Supply constraint
$749 rent vs county FMR
3.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Martinsville
4.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Martinsville
8.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Martinsville
6.5
How Hilltop compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 98
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 89%Socioeconomic
- 98%Household composition
- 67%Racial/ethnic minority
- 96%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Hilltop. 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.
- 20.2%Housing insecurity
- 15.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 27.8%Food insecurity
- 28.6%SNAP enrollment
- 14.1%Transit barriers
- 12.7%No health insurance
- 18.9%Frequent mental distress
- 45.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Hilltop
Against Martinsville City at 38.9%, 53% of renters here are cost-burdened. Severe burden reaches 28%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
Sitting well above the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.5/10. Disability prevalence runs 45.4% against 31.5% nationally.
The poverty rate is 25%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Running cool, eviction-process difficulty reads 2.7/10. Against the Martinsville City average of 4.3, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.7 points.
Inability to pay a utility bill runs 15.1% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. On the national scale it lands near the 61st percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 9.8/10. Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured.
Average gross rent is $749, close to the Martinsville average.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 51690000100
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 51690000100?
Census tract 51690000100 in the Hilltop neighborhood scores 5/10 (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 51690000100?
Median gross rent is $749/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 51690000100?
25.3% of residents in tract 51690000100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,264.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 51690000100?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 98th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 89th, household 98th, minority 67th, housing 96th.
Q5
Is tract 51690000100 considered part of Hilltop?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 51690000100 fall within Hilltop (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 51690000100 struggle to pay rent?
About 20.2% 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. 15.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 51690000100 compare to Martinsville overall?
Tract 51690000100 scores 5/10, higher than the parent city of Martinsville at 4.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Martinsville; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Martinsville
Top eight tracts in Martinsville ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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