Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #48,083 of 84,120 nationally
Fontaine Eviction Risk: Lower , Martinsville
Tract 51690000500 · Martinsville city, VA · pop 2,925 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
Census tract 51690000500 belongs to the Fontaine neighborhood of Martinsville, Virginia. It is home to 2,925 residents and scores 5.8/10, a moderate reading for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #28,122 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
33% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $883 a month against an average household income of $73,672 a year, roughly 14% of income at the averages. Renters make up 13% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.6
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
66
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Martinsville and the region
Centroid at 36.6555, -79.8431 · click any tract to drill in
Why Fontaine scores 3.6
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
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
What moves this score most is 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 below 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 safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 33rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
In CDC survey modeling, about 8.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 51690000500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 51690000500?
Census tract 51690000500 in the Fontaine neighborhood scores 3.6/10 (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 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 3.6/10, right in line with 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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