Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #15,522 of 84,120 nationally
Hilltop Eviction Risk: Moderate , Martinsville
Tract 51690000100 · Martinsville city, VA · pop 3,264 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
How risky is the Hilltop neighborhood of Martinsville for landlords? Census tract 51690000100 scores 6.8/10, the Elevated tier. That is riskier than about 91% of US census tracts.
About 53% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $749 monthly, set against $29,752 in average yearly household income, roughly 30% of income at the averages. Renters make up 49% of occupied homes.
Risk score
5.7
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
96
th percentile
Very 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 5.7
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
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 8.5/10. 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 Martinsville, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Martinsville City County average of 6.4 and above the Virginia statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 20.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 15.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 98th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 51690000100
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 51690000100?
Census tract 51690000100 in the Hilltop neighborhood scores 5.7/10 (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 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 5.7/10, higher than the parent city of Martinsville at 3.5/10. 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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