Census Tract · Ranked #42,763 of 84,120 nationally

Petaluma Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 06097151000 · Sonoma, CA · pop 3,353 · 31% of tract blocks fall in Petaluma

With a score of 5.7/10, tract 06097151000 in Petaluma in Sonoma County ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 3,353 residents. That is riskier than about 66% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 49% of renter households, a severe level, and 35% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,181 a month while the average household earns $106,538 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. About 44% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

3.9

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 22% Stable renters 23% Owners 55%

Tract context

Occupied units1,342

Renter share44.4%

SVI overall0.50

Poverty rate5.5%

Median income$106,538

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Petaluma and the region

Centroid at 38.2577, -122.6799 · click any tract to drill in

Why Petaluma scores 3.9

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

5.5% poverty · this tract

1.4

Supply constraint

$2,181 rent vs county FMR

3.0

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 Petaluma compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 50

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

32%Socioeconomic
82%Household composition
45%Racial/ethnic minority
48%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.

8.7%Housing insecurity
4.9%Utility-shutoff threat
9.9%Food insecurity
9.3%SNAP enrollment
6.0%Transit barriers
5.6%No health insurance
15.3%Frequent mental distress
28.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in 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.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 50th 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 8.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.9% 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 06097151000

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06097151000?

Census tract 06097151000 in Petaluma scores 3.9/10 (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 06097151000?

Median gross rent is $2,181/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06097151000?

5.5% of residents in tract 06097151000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,353.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06097151000?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 50th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 32th, household 82th, minority 45th, housing 48th.

What share of households in tract 06097151000 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.7% 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. 4.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06097151000 compare to Petaluma overall?

Tract 06097151000 scores 3.9/10, 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.