Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #29,578 of 84,120 nationally
Hilltop Eviction Risk: Moderate , Martinsville
Tract 51690000300 · Martinsville city, VA · pop 2,691 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
Here is how census tract 51690000300, in Hilltop in Martinsville, looks to a landlord: a 6.1/10 eviction-risk score (Elevated tier) across a population of 2,691. That is riskier than about 76% of US census tracts.
35% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $782 a month against an average household income of $46,769 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 66% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.7
Moderate
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
86
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Martinsville and the region
Centroid at 36.6845, -79.8593 · click any tract to drill in
Why Hilltop scores 4.7
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
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
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 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 24.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 19.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 71st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
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 51690000300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 51690000300?
Census tract 51690000300 in the Hilltop neighborhood scores 4.7/10 (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 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 4.7/10, 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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