Neighborhood · Ranked #34,332 of 84,120 nationally

East Petaluma Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 06097150603 · Sonoma, CA · pop 7,048 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi

Census tract 06097150603 runs through the East Petaluma neighborhood of Petaluma. With 7,048 residents, it scores 5.7/10 for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #28,757 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 75% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 42% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,425 monthly, set against $84,750 in average yearly household income, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 50% of occupied homes.

Risk score

4.4

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 37% Stable renters 12% Owners 51%

Tract context

Occupied units3,154

Renter share49.6%

SVI overall0.72

Poverty rate7.6%

Median income$84,750

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Petaluma and the region

Centroid at 38.2545, -122.6179 · click any tract to drill in

Why East Petaluma scores 4.4

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

7.6% poverty · this tract

1.9

Supply constraint

$1,425 rent vs county FMR

1.0

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: 72

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

39%Socioeconomic
85%Household composition
43%Racial/ethnic minority
92%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.

11.0%Housing insecurity
5.7%Utility-shutoff threat
12.2%Food insecurity
10.8%SNAP enrollment
7.2%Transit barriers
8.2%No health insurance
16.0%Frequent mental distress
30.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in East Petaluma

What moves this score most is 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 predominantly White and ranks around the 72nd 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 11.0% 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 06097150603

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06097150603?

Census tract 06097150603 in the East Petaluma neighborhood scores 4.4/10 (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 06097150603?

Median gross rent is $1,425/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 75% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06097150603?

7.6% of residents in tract 06097150603 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,048.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06097150603?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 72th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 39th, household 85th, minority 43th, housing 92th.

Is tract 06097150603 considered part of East Petaluma?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06097150603 fall within East Petaluma (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06097150603 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.0% 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.

How does tract 06097150603 compare to Petaluma overall?

Tract 06097150603 scores 4.4/10, 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.