1 census tracts · pop 2,925 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Fontaine is a one-tract neighborhood of Martinsville, VA and houses 2,925 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3/10, placing it in the Lower tier. The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 8.5/10.
Cost burden runs roughly one in three against 24.6% citywide, putting Fontaine 8.1% over its own city. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 1.8/10. 14% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.7/10. Food insecurity affects 9.4% of adults, 8.4 points below the national rate.
At $883 a month, rents sit 9% over what the rest of Martinsville commands. Only 13% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. For a like-for-like read, Hilltop and Jones Creek score within a fraction of it.
Against average income of $73,672, annual rent is only 14%, a wide affordability cushion. Poverty sits at 7%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
One tract means one number: 3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Fontaine vs MartinsvilleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority52%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport24%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Fontaine
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
8.1%Housing insecurity
5.7%Utility shutoff threat
9.4%Food insecurity
8.0%SNAP enrollment
6.1%No health insurance
30.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Fontaine
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Fontaine?
Fontaine scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Fontaine compare to Martinsville overall?
Fontaine scores 1.1 points lower than Martinsville overall (4.1/10). Renters spend 33% of income on rent vs 25% citywide. Average rent: $883 vs $808.
Q3
What is the average rent in Fontaine?
Average gross rent in Fontaine is $883/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Fontaine residents are renters?
13% of Fontaine households are renter-occupied (vs 45% in Martinsville). The neighborhood has 2,925 residents.
Q5
Is Fontaine a high social-vulnerability area?
Fontaine sits in the 33rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Fontaine for landlords?
Fontaine carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Martinsville as a whole (4.1/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Fontaine?
Fontaine has 3,183 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (63.4%), Black (non-Hispanic) (31%), Other / Multiracial (3.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
