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East Petaluma Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 06097150701 · Sonoma, CA · pop 4,903 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

Here is how census tract 06097150701, in the East Petaluma area of Petaluma, looks to a landlord: a 5.8/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 4,903. That is riskier than about 69% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 51% of renter households, a severe level, and 11% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,350 a month against an average household income of $113,769 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. Renters make up 61% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

3.8

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 31% Stable renters 30% Owners 39%

Tract context

Occupied units2,335

Renter share60.6%

SVI overall0.71

Poverty rate6.8%

Median income$113,769

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Petaluma and the region

Centroid at 38.2336, -122.6302 · click any tract to drill in

Why East Petaluma scores 3.8

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

6.8% poverty · this tract

1.7

Supply constraint

$2,350 rent vs county FMR

3.6

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: 71

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

76%Socioeconomic
45%Household composition
42%Racial/ethnic minority
75%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.

9.7%Housing insecurity
5.2%Utility-shutoff threat
10.7%Food insecurity
9.6%SNAP enrollment
6.4%Transit barriers
7.0%No health insurance
15.5%Frequent mental distress
26.6%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 in line with 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 71st 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 9.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.2% 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 06097150701

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06097150701?

Census tract 06097150701 in the East Petaluma neighborhood scores 3.8/10 (Lower 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 06097150701?

Median gross rent is $2,350/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06097150701?

6.8% of residents in tract 06097150701 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,903.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06097150701?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 71th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 76th, household 45th, minority 42th, housing 75th.

Is tract 06097150701 considered part of East Petaluma?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06097150701 fall within East Petaluma (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06097150701 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.7% 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. 5.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06097150701 compare to Petaluma overall?

Tract 06097150701 scores 3.8/10, 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.