Neighborhood · Ranked #39,389 of 84,120 nationally

East Petaluma Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 06097150901 · Sonoma, CA · pop 5,130 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 06097150901 (the East Petaluma area of Petaluma, California) comes in at 5.8/10, the Moderate tier. It lands near the 69th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 53% of renter households, a severe level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,043 a month against an average household income of $107,694 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 41% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

4.1

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 21% Stable renters 19% Owners 60%

Tract context

Occupied units2,086

Renter share40.5%

SVI overall0.68

Poverty rate8.8%

Median income$107,694

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Petaluma and the region

Centroid at 38.2469, -122.6439 · click any tract to drill in

Why East Petaluma scores 4.1

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

$2,043 rent vs county FMR

2.5

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: 68

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

45%Socioeconomic
86%Household composition
54%Racial/ethnic minority
74%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.

12.7%Housing insecurity
6.7%Utility-shutoff threat
14.1%Food insecurity
13.0%SNAP enrollment
8.2%Transit barriers
8.7%No health insurance
17.1%Frequent mental distress
28.3%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 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 68th 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 12.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.7% 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 06097150901

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06097150901?

Census tract 06097150901 in the East Petaluma neighborhood scores 4.1/10 (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 06097150901?

Median gross rent is $2,043/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06097150901?

8.8% of residents in tract 06097150901 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,130.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06097150901?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 68th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 45th, household 86th, minority 54th, housing 74th.

Is tract 06097150901 considered part of East Petaluma?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06097150901 fall within East Petaluma (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06097150901 struggle to pay rent?

About 12.7% 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. 6.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06097150901 compare to Petaluma overall?

Tract 06097150901 scores 4.1/10, 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.