Neighborhood · Ranked #11,153 of 84,120 nationally

East Petaluma Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 06097150609 · Sonoma, CA · pop 5,040 · neighborhood within 1.5 mi

Census tract 06097150609 covers part of the East Petaluma area of Petaluma, CA, and scores 7.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 5,040 residents. The severe-burden share is 34%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score

7.3

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 15% Stable renters 11% Owners 74%

Tract context

Occupied units2,167

Renter share25.7%

SVI overall0.64

Poverty rate8.8%

Median income$95,307

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Petaluma and the region

Centroid at 38.2600, -122.6438 · click any tract to drill in

Why East Petaluma scores 7.3

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

8.8% poverty · this tract

2.2

Supply constraint

$1,597 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: 64

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

34%Socioeconomic
71%Household composition
53%Racial/ethnic minority
87%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.

9.9%Housing insecurity
5.3%Utility-shutoff threat
11.3%Food insecurity
10.0%SNAP enrollment
6.5%Transit barriers
7.3%No health insurance
14.8%Frequent mental distress
30.0%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in East Petaluma

The clearest offset is supply constraint at 1/10. At $1,597 a month, rents run 35% under what the rest of Petaluma commands.

Sitting well above the midpoint, local political climate reads 8.5/10. Well under the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 1.9/10.

Cost burden runs 57% here against 49.9% across Sonoma County. That is riskier than roughly 87% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 6.8/10.

Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. It tracks the Sonoma County average of 6.9 closely. Annual rent works out to 20% of average household income of $95,307.

26% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.

Frequently asked

About tract 06097150609

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06097150609?

Census tract 06097150609 in the East Petaluma neighborhood scores 7.3/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 06097150609?

Median gross rent is $1,597/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06097150609?

8.8% of residents in tract 06097150609 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,040.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06097150609?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 64th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 34th, household 71th, minority 53th, housing 87th.

Is tract 06097150609 considered part of East Petaluma?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06097150609 fall within East Petaluma (neighborhood centroid within 1.5 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06097150609 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.9% 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. 5.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06097150609 compare to Petaluma overall?

Tract 06097150609 scores 7.3/10, right in line with the parent city of Petaluma at 7.1/10. 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.