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Census Tract · Ranked #39,389 of 84,120 nationally

Sonoma Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 06097150204 · Sonoma, CA · pop 3,742 · 93% of tract blocks fall in Sonoma

Census tract 06097150204 sits in Sonoma in Sonoma County, California eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 5.7/10. That is riskier than about 66% of US census tracts.

About 67% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,166 a month while the average household earns $109,545 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 36% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
4.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 24% Stable renters 12% Owners 64%
Tract context
Occupied units1,730
Renter share35.6%
SVI overall0.27
Poverty rate5.7%
Median income$109,545

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
25 th percentile
Rank, 25th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 5 tracts In Sonoma
Low
Within county
34 th percentile
Rank, 34th percentileLowHigh
#80 of 121 tracts In Sonoma
Low
Within state
24 th percentile
Rank, 24th percentileLowHigh
#6,888 of 9,109 tracts In California
Low
National
53 th percentile
Rank, 53rd percentileLowHigh
#39,389 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Sonoma and the region

Centroid at 38.2868, -122.4510 · click any tract to drill in

Why Sonoma scores 4.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Sonoma
7.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.6
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
5.7% poverty · this tract
1.4
Supply constraint
$2,166 rent vs county FMR
2.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Sonoma
8.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Sonoma
7.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Sonoma
6.4

How Sonoma compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Sonoma risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.14.1This tracttract 150204Sonoma: 8.28.2Sonomaparent cityCounty: 4.54.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.65.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 27

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 Sonoma

The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 8.3/10. 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 Sonoma, 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 6.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 27th 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 06097150204

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06097150204?

Census tract 06097150204 in Sonoma scores 4.1/10 (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 06097150204?

Median gross rent is $2,166/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 67% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06097150204?

5.7% of residents in tract 06097150204 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,742.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06097150204?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 27th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 20th, household 46th, minority 27th, housing 40th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 06097150204 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.9% 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. 3.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 06097150204 compare to Sonoma overall?

Tract 06097150204 scores 4.1/10, lower than the parent city of Sonoma at 8.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Sonoma; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Sonoma

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

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