Martinsville city presents a stated gross-yield screen against soft price and workplace measures, so cash-flow investigators should pursue property-level diligence while appreciation-dependent buyers should be cautious. At Zillow’s county observation for 2026-06, median home value was $119,923, published median asking rent was $950 per month, and gross yield was 9.51% before costs. Zillow’s value change was down 2.68% year over year; FHFA’s 2025 repeat-transaction HPI was down 0.74% annually. Those are distinct vintages and methods, not one comparable growth rate.
Market rent, rather than HUD’s $914 two-bedroom FMR payment standard, supports the stated yield; FMR is not an asking-rent estimate. The yield is gross, not a cash return: the effective property-tax rate is 0.77%, and carrying costs, repairs, vacancy, management, insurance and financing are not published. Inland flood is the dominant hazard, while modeled climate loss equals 0.09% of building value per year. That combination makes insurance, flood exposure and property condition material to whether the screen survives underwriting.
QCEW’s 2025 annual average of covered jobs at county workplaces declined 4.17%, while average weekly covered-worker wage increased 1.91%. Education and health services accounted for 36.47% of private covered employment, the largest disclosed private supersector rather than the full economy. Tax-return migration showed a net loss of 23 households, and departing movers had average AGI $6,667 higher than arrivals. Investor borrowers represented 17.52% of 137 purchases, indicating a visible non-owner-occupant buyer segment but not tenant demand or a property’s sale outcome.
Realtor.com listing-market evidence is not published: median MLS asking price, active listings, days on market, price-reduced share and pending ratio cannot test visible supply, seller concessions or liquidity. Vacancy, rent growth, lease concessions, insurance quotes, flood-zone and mitigation details, property condition, debt terms and transaction-level rents are also absent. These gaps prevent a net-operating-income conclusion and prevent determining whether county signals apply to a specific asset. Next checks are lease comps, operating statements, flood and insurance diligence, and current MLS records.