Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #32,735 of 84,120 nationally
Sebastopol Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 06097153405 · Sonoma, CA · pop 3,704 · 42% of tract blocks fall in Sebastopol
How risky is Sebastopol for landlords? Census tract 06097153405 scores 4.6/10, the Moderate tier. On the national scale it ranks #61,710 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
25% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a moderate level, and 10% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,008 a month against an average household income of $102,583 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. Renters make up 24% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6%
Stable renters 18%
Owners 76%
Tract context
Occupied units1,413
Renter share23.8%
SVI overall0.48
Poverty rate4.4%
Median income$102,583
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
30
th percentile
Low
National
61
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Sebastopol and the region
Centroid at 38.4144, -122.8474 · click any tract to drill in
Why Sebastopol scores 4.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
4.4% poverty · this tract
1.1
Supply constraint
$2,008 rent vs county FMR
2.3
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.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 48
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 38%Socioeconomic
- 66%Household composition
- 49%Racial/ethnic minority
- 46%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.
- 8.1%Housing insecurity
- 4.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 9.2%Food insecurity
- 8.3%SNAP enrollment
- 5.6%Transit barriers
- 5.7%No health insurance
- 14.7%Frequent mental distress
- 28.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Sebastopol
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 8.7/10. 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 Sebastopol, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Sonoma County average of 5.5 and below the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 48th 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 8.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.4% 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 06097153405
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06097153405?
Census tract 06097153405 in Sebastopol scores 4.5/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 06097153405?
Median gross rent is $2,008/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 25% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06097153405?
4.4% of residents in tract 06097153405 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,704.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06097153405?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 48th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 38th, household 66th, minority 49th, housing 46th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06097153405 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.1% 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. 4.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06097153405 compare to Sebastopol overall?
Tract 06097153405 scores 4.5/10, lower than the parent city of Sebastopol at 7.8/10. 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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