Within parent city
33
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #31,159 of 84,120 nationally
Sebastopol Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 06097153406 · Sonoma, CA · pop 2,388 · 97% of tract blocks fall in Sebastopol
Census tract 06097153406 sits in Sebastopol, California eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 5.2/10. That is riskier than about 47% of US census tracts.
44% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,943 a month against an average household income of $107,297 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. Renters make up 64% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 28%
Stable renters 36%
Owners 36%
Tract context
Occupied units1,046
Renter share64.1%
SVI overall0.37
Poverty rate6.7%
Median income$107,297
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
54
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
31
th percentile
Low
National
63
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Sebastopol and the region
Centroid at 38.4084, -122.8266 · click any tract to drill in
Why Sebastopol scores 4.6
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
6.7% poverty · this tract
1.7
Supply constraint
$1,943 rent vs county FMR
2.1
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: 37
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 19%Socioeconomic
- 52%Household composition
- 46%Racial/ethnic minority
- 59%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
- 4.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 9.7%Food insecurity
- 9.3%SNAP enrollment
- 5.9%Transit barriers
- 5.8%No health insurance
- 15.5%Frequent mental distress
- 27.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Sebastopol
The score leans hardest on 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 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 safer side for landlords.
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 4.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 37th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 06097153406
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06097153406?
Census tract 06097153406 in Sebastopol scores 4.6/10 (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 06097153406?
Median gross rent is $1,943/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06097153406?
6.7% of residents in tract 06097153406 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,388.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06097153406?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 37th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 19th, household 52th, minority 46th, housing 59th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06097153406 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. 4.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06097153406 compare to Sebastopol overall?
Tract 06097153406 scores 4.6/10, 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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