Within parent city
39
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #15,451 of 84,120 nationally
Petaluma Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 06097150800 · Sonoma, CA · pop 4,550 · 87% of tract blocks fall in Petaluma
Tract 06097150800 sits in Petaluma, CA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 6.5/10. It is home to 4,550 residents. Severe burden reaches 26%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
Risk score
6.5
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 26%
Stable renters 20%
Owners 54%
Tract context
Occupied units2,005
Renter share46.4%
SVI overall0.56
Poverty rate5.2%
Median income$112,050
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
30
th percentile
Low
Within state
33
th percentile
Low
National
82
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Petaluma and the region
Centroid at 38.2088, -122.6647 · click any tract to drill in
Why Petaluma scores 6.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
5.2% poverty · this tract
1.3
Supply constraint
$2,329 rent vs county FMR
3.5
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 Petaluma compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 56
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 30%Socioeconomic
- 52%Household composition
- 50%Racial/ethnic minority
- 86%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
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.
- 7.5%Housing insecurity
- 4.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.0%Food insecurity
- 7.2%SNAP enrollment
- 5.2%Transit barriers
- 5.0%No health insurance
- 14.3%Frequent mental distress
- 25.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Petaluma
The clearest offset is economic stress at 1.3/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, local political climate reads 8.5/10. On the softer side, court filing pressure reads 1.9/10.
Against Sonoma County at 49.9%, 56% of renters here are cost-burdened. Food insecurity runs 8.0% against 17.8% nationally. SNAP participation runs 7.2% against 15.2% nationally.
On the national scale it lands near the 82nd percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 6.1/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.
Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 1.0 points cooler. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
It tracks the Sonoma County average of 6.9 closely. Average gross rent is $2,329, close to the Petaluma average.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 06097150800
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06097150800?
Census tract 06097150800 in Petaluma scores 6.5/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 06097150800?
Median gross rent is $2,329/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06097150800?
5.2% of residents in tract 06097150800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,550.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06097150800?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 56th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 30th, household 52th, minority 50th, housing 86th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06097150800 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.5% 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. 4.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06097150800 compare to Petaluma overall?
Tract 06097150800 scores 6.5/10, lower than 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.
Tract · CA
East Petaluma
7.5
/ 10 · High
Tract · CA
East Petaluma
7.3
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · CA
East Petaluma
7.1
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · CA
East Petaluma
7
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · CA
East Petaluma
6.9
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · CA
06097151000
6.7
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · CA
06097150602
6.7
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · CA
East Petaluma
6.6
/ 10 · Elevated
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