Neighborhood · Ranked #41,065 of 84,120 nationally

East Petaluma Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 06097150601 · Sonoma, CA · pop 3,857 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi

Tract 06097150601 covers the East Petaluma area of Petaluma in California. Home to 3,857 residents, it scores 5.7/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 66% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

55% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 15% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,003 monthly, set against $97,572 in average yearly household income, roughly 25% of income at the averages. About 35% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 19% Stable renters 16% Owners 65%

Tract context

Occupied units1,471

Renter share34.7%

SVI overall0.62

Poverty rate5.4%

Median income$97,572

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Petaluma and the region

Centroid at 38.2376, -122.6133 · click any tract to drill in

Why East Petaluma scores 4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Petaluma

8.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.6

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

5.4% poverty · this tract

1.4

Supply constraint

$2,003 rent vs county FMR

2.3

Rent control risk

Inherited from Petaluma

8.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.8

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Petaluma

7.6

Housing court bias

Inherited from Petaluma

5.8

How East Petaluma compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 62

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

49%Socioeconomic
36%Household composition
64%Racial/ethnic minority
82%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within East Petaluma. 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.

13.8%Housing insecurity
6.8%Utility-shutoff threat
15.5%Food insecurity
13.2%SNAP enrollment
8.5%Transit barriers
10.7%No health insurance
17.3%Frequent mental distress
29.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in East Petaluma

The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at $1/10. 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 Petaluma, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Sonoma County average of 5.5 and below the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 62nd 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 13.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.8% 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 06097150601

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06097150601?

Census tract 06097150601 in the East Petaluma neighborhood scores 4/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 06097150601?

Median gross rent is $2,003/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06097150601?

5.4% of residents in tract 06097150601 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,857.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06097150601?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 62th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 49th, household 36th, minority 64th, housing 82th.

Is tract 06097150601 considered part of East Petaluma?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06097150601 fall within East Petaluma (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06097150601 struggle to pay rent?

About 13.8% 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. 6.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06097150601 compare to Petaluma overall?

Tract 06097150601 scores 4/10, lower than the parent city of Petaluma at 8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Petaluma; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Petaluma

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