Census Tract · Ranked #17,650 of 84,120 nationally

Petaluma Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 06097150611 · Sonoma, CA · pop 4,522 · 92% of tract blocks fall in Petaluma

Census tract 06097150611 covers part of Petaluma, CA, and scores 6.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 4,522. Pulling hardest the other way is economic stress at 1/10.

Risk score

6.1

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 24% Stable renters 16% Owners 60%

Tract context

Occupied units1,577

Renter share40.1%

SVI overall0.23

Poverty rate4.1%

Median income$122,120

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Petaluma and the region

Centroid at 38.2329, -122.5790 · click any tract to drill in

Why Petaluma scores 6.1

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

4.1% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$2,860 rent vs county FMR

5.4

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: 23

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

11%Socioeconomic
58%Household composition
55%Racial/ethnic minority
24%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.

10.2%Housing insecurity
5.1%Utility-shutoff threat
10.8%Food insecurity
9.0%SNAP enrollment
6.5%Transit barriers
7.2%No health insurance
15.8%Frequent mental distress
25.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Petaluma

Sitting well above the midpoint, local political climate reads 8.5/10. Cost burden runs 60% here against 49.9% across Sonoma County.

Well under the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 1.9/10. The severe-burden share is 12%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

At $2,860 a month, rents run 17% over what the rest of Petaluma commands. Against the Sonoma County average of 6.9, this tract reads safer for landlords by 0.8 points. Food insecurity runs 10.8% against 17.8% nationally.

That is riskier than roughly 79% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 3.1/10. Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 1.4 points cooler.

Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 06097150611

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06097150611?

Census tract 06097150611 in Petaluma scores 6.1/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 06097150611?

Median gross rent is $2,860/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06097150611?

4.1% of residents in tract 06097150611 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,522.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06097150611?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 23th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 11th, household 58th, minority 55th, housing 24th.

What share of households in tract 06097150611 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.2% 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. 5.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06097150611 compare to Petaluma overall?

Tract 06097150611 scores 6.1/10, lower than the parent city of Petaluma at 7.1/10. 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.