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Census Tract · Ranked #10,727 of 84,120 nationally

Sonoma Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 06097150203 · Sonoma, CA · pop 4,759 · 79% of tract blocks fall in Sonoma

With a score of 7.4/10, tract 06097150203 in Sonoma, CA reads elevated for landlord eviction risk. 27% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Risk score
7.4
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15% Stable renters 13% Owners 72%
Tract context
Occupied units2,451
Renter share28.2%
SVI overall0.66
Poverty rate10.8%
Median income$101,985

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 5 tracts In Sonoma
Very High
Within county
68 th percentile
Rank, 68th percentileLowHigh
#40 of 121 tracts In Sonoma
Elevated
Within state
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#4,555 of 9,109 tracts In California
Moderate
National
87 th percentile
Rank, 87th percentileLowHigh
#10,727 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Sonoma and the region

Centroid at 38.2775, -122.4622 · click any tract to drill in

Why Sonoma scores 7.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Sonoma
7.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.6
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
10.8% poverty · this tract
2.7
Supply constraint
$2,203 rent vs county FMR
3.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Sonoma
8.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Sonoma
7.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Sonoma
6.4

How Sonoma compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Sonoma risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 7.47.4This tracttract 150203Sonoma: 7.17.1Sonomaparent cityCounty: 6.96.9Countyavg tract in countyState: 7.57.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 66

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Sonoma

The dominant input is rent-regulation exposure at 8.3/10. Running cool, court filing pressure reads 1.9/10.

Running hot, tenant-organizing strength reads 7.7/10. Food insecurity runs 9.4% against 17.8% nationally. Nationally it ranks #10,727 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 6.9/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.

about half of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent. It tracks the Sonoma County average of 6.9 closely.

Average gross rent is $2,203, close to the Sonoma average. Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $101,985.

28% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 06097150203

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06097150203?

Census tract 06097150203 in Sonoma scores 7.4/10 (Elevated 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 06097150203?

Median gross rent is $2,203/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06097150203?

10.8% of residents in tract 06097150203 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,759.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06097150203?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 66th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 36th, household 78th, minority 31th, housing 91th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 06097150203 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.9% 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. 4.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 06097150203 compare to Sonoma overall?

Tract 06097150203 scores 7.4/10, higher than the parent city of Sonoma at 7.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Sonoma; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Sonoma

Top eight tracts in Sonoma ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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