Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally
Fontaine Eviction Risk: Lower , Martinsville
Tract 51690000500 · Martinsville city, VA · pop 2,925 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
With a score of 3/10, tract 51690000500 in the Fontaine area of Martinsville, VA reads lower for landlord eviction risk. The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 9.5/10.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4%
Stable renters 9%
Owners 87%
Tract context
Occupied units1,200
Renter share12.8%
SVI overall0.33
Poverty rate7.0%
Median income$73,672
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
18
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Martinsville and the region
Centroid at 36.6555, -79.8431 · click any tract to drill in
Why Fontaine scores 3
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
7.0% poverty · this tract
1.8
Supply constraint
$883 rent vs county FMR
5.4
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 Fontaine compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 33
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 43%Socioeconomic
- 33%Household composition
- 52%Racial/ethnic minority
- 24%Housing & transportation
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.
- 8.1%Housing insecurity
- 5.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 9.4%Food insecurity
- 8.0%SNAP enrollment
- 5.8%Transit barriers
- 6.1%No health insurance
- 14.1%Frequent mental distress
- 30.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Fontaine
On the high side, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.5/10. On the softer side, economic stress reads 1.8/10. It sits 1.3 points below the Martinsville City average of 4.3.
Severe burden reaches 14%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. 33% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, below the Martinsville City average of 38.9%.
Food insecurity runs 9.4% against 17.8% nationally. SNAP participation runs 8.0% against 15.2% nationally.
At $883 a month, rents run 9% over what the rest of Martinsville commands. On the national scale it lands near the 20th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. At 13% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out.
Social vulnerability reads 4/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Against average income of $73,672, annual rent is just 14%. Statewide the VA average is 4.2, so this tract runs 1.2 points cooler.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 51690000500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 51690000500?
Census tract 51690000500 in the Fontaine neighborhood scores 3/10 (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 51690000500?
Median gross rent is $883/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 51690000500?
7.0% of residents in tract 51690000500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,925.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 51690000500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 33th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 43th, household 33th, minority 52th, housing 24th.
Q5
Is tract 51690000500 considered part of Fontaine?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 51690000500 fall within Fontaine (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 51690000500 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.1% 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. 5.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 51690000500 compare to Martinsville overall?
Tract 51690000500 scores 3/10, 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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