Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #56,048 of 84,120 nationally
Hilltop Eviction Risk: Lower , Martinsville
Tract 51690000300 · Martinsville city, VA · pop 2,691 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
Census tract 51690000300 covers part of the Hilltop area of Martinsville, VA, and scores 3.6/10 on landlord eviction risk. SNAP participation runs 38.4% against 15.2% nationally.
Risk score
3.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 23%
Stable renters 43%
Owners 34%
Tract context
Occupied units1,329
Renter share66.4%
SVI overall0.71
Poverty rate15.3%
Median income$46,769
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
25
th percentile
Low
Within county
25
th percentile
Low
Within state
37
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Martinsville and the region
Centroid at 36.6845, -79.8593 · click any tract to drill in
Why Hilltop scores 3.6
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
15.3% poverty · this tract
3.8
Supply constraint
$782 rent vs county FMR
4.2
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: 71
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 68%Socioeconomic
- 36%Household composition
- 73%Racial/ethnic minority
- 80%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.
- 24.3%Housing insecurity
- 19.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 34.6%Food insecurity
- 38.4%SNAP enrollment
- 17.8%Transit barriers
- 14.3%No health insurance
- 22.1%Frequent mental distress
- 46.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Hilltop
What pushes it up most is court filing pressure at 9.5/10. The severe-burden share is 24%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
On the high side, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.5/10. This is renter territory: 66% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Disability prevalence runs 46.2% against 31.5% nationally.
Running cool, eviction-process difficulty reads 2.7/10. It sits 0.7 points below the Martinsville City average of 4.3.
On the national scale it lands near the 33rd percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 7.4/10.
Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. Rent takes 30% or more of income for around a third of renters.
Average gross rent is $782, close to the Martinsville average. Annual rent works out to 20% of average household income of $46,769.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 51690000300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 51690000300?
Census tract 51690000300 in the Hilltop neighborhood scores 3.6/10 (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 51690000300?
Median gross rent is $782/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 51690000300?
15.3% of residents in tract 51690000300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,691.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 51690000300?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 71th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 68th, household 36th, minority 73th, housing 80th.
Q5
Is tract 51690000300 considered part of Hilltop?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 51690000300 fall within Hilltop (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 51690000300 struggle to pay rent?
About 24.3% 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. 19.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 51690000300 compare to Martinsville overall?
Tract 51690000300 scores 3.6/10, lower 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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