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Census Tract · Ranked #9,433 of 84,120 nationally

Sebastopol Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 06097153404 · Sonoma, CA · pop 3,557 · 40% of tract blocks fall in Sebastopol

With a score of 7.7/10, tract 06097153404 in Sebastopol, CA reads elevated for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 3,557. 32% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, markedly below the Sonoma County average of 49.9%.

Risk score
7.7
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9% Stable renters 19% Owners 72%
Tract context
Occupied units1,503
Renter share28.3%
SVI overall0.44
Poverty rate12.7%
Median income$94,418

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 4 tracts In Sebastopol
Very High
Within county
78 th percentile
Rank, 78th percentileLowHigh
#28 of 121 tracts In Sonoma
High
Within state
56 th percentile
Rank, 56th percentileLowHigh
#4,025 of 9,109 tracts In California
Elevated
National
89 th percentile
Rank, 89th percentileLowHigh
#9,433 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Sebastopol and the region

Centroid at 38.3820, -122.8272 · click any tract to drill in

Why Sebastopol scores 7.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Sebastopol
7.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.6
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
12.7% poverty · this tract
3.2
Supply constraint
$782 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Sebastopol
5.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Sebastopol
8.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Sebastopol
5.0

How Sebastopol compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Sebastopol risk score vs. parent city / county / state7.7This tracttract 1534047.0Sebastopolparent city6.9Countyavg tract in county7.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 44

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

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Sebastopol

Average gross rent is $782, 59% below the Sebastopol average. Pulling hardest the other way is supply constraint at 1/10.

Sitting well above the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.7/10. On the softer side, court filing pressure reads 1.9/10. Severe burden reaches 13%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.

Food insecurity runs 8.8% against 17.8% nationally. Against the Sonoma County average of 6.9, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.8 points. Nationally it ranks #9,433 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Social vulnerability reads 5/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Rent consumes only 10% of average household income of $94,418, an unusually wide affordability cushion.

Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. 28% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 06097153404

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06097153404?

Census tract 06097153404 in Sebastopol scores 7.7/10 (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 06097153404?

Median gross rent is $782/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 32% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06097153404?

12.7% of residents in tract 06097153404 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,557.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06097153404?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 44th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 22th, household 40th, minority 37th, housing 82th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 06097153404 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.7% 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. 4.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 06097153404 compare to Sebastopol overall?

Tract 06097153404 scores 7.7/10, higher than the parent city of Sebastopol at 7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Sebastopol; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Sebastopol

Top eight tracts in Sebastopol ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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