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

Petaluma Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 06097150602 · Sonoma, CA · pop 4,841

Tract 06097150602, home to 4,841 residents in Petaluma in Sonoma County, scores 4.9/10 for landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #53,572 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 22% of renter households, a moderate level, and 10% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,408 monthly, set against $104,853 in average yearly household income, roughly 28% of income at the averages. Renters make up 14% of occupied homes.

Risk score

3.9

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 3% Stable renters 11% Owners 86%

Tract context

Occupied units1,630

Renter share14.2%

SVI overall0.10

Poverty rate5.2%

Median income$104,853

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Petaluma and the region

Centroid at 38.2441, -122.6068 · 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

5.2% poverty · this tract

1.3

Supply constraint

$2,408 rent vs county FMR

3.8

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: 10

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

21%Socioeconomic
14%Household composition
47%Racial/ethnic minority
9%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.

9.4%Housing insecurity
5.0%Utility-shutoff threat
9.6%Food insecurity
8.2%SNAP enrollment
6.0%Transit barriers
6.2%No health insurance
15.6%Frequent mental distress
26.8%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Petaluma

The score leans hardest on 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 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 9.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 10th 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 06097150602

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06097150602?

Census tract 06097150602 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 06097150602?

Median gross rent is $2,408/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 22% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06097150602?

5.2% of residents in tract 06097150602 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,841.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06097150602?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 10th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 21th, household 14th, minority 47th, housing 9th.

What share of households in tract 06097150602 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.4% 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. 5.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06097150602 compare to Petaluma overall?

Tract 06097150602 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.