Neighborhood · Ranked #35,899 of 84,120 nationally

East Petaluma Eviction Risk: Moderate

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

The East Petaluma neighborhood of Petaluma is where census tract 06097150609 sits, home to 5,040 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 5.7/10. On the national scale it ranks #28,758 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 57% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 34% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,597 a month while the average household earns $95,307 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 26% of occupied homes.

Risk score

4.3

Moderate

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 4.3

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 heaviest input here 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 9.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 64th 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.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 06097150609

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

Census tract 06097150609 in the East Petaluma neighborhood scores 4.3/10 (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 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 4.3/10, 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.