Census Tract · Ranked #21,564 of 84,120 nationally

Petaluma Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 06097150702 · Sonoma, CA · pop 4,593 · 74% of tract blocks fall in Petaluma

06097150702 is a census tract in Petaluma, CA. It scores 5.7/10 for landlords. It is home to 4,593 residents. Cost burden runs 17% here against 49.9% across Sonoma County.

Risk score

5.7

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 3% Stable renters 12% Owners 85%

Tract context

Occupied units1,958

Renter share14.8%

SVI overall0.09

Poverty rate0.7%

Median income$145,208

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Petaluma and the region

Centroid at 38.2011, -122.6259 · click any tract to drill in

Why Petaluma scores 5.7

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

0.7% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$2,238 rent vs county FMR

3.2

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: 9

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

8%Socioeconomic
12%Household composition
20%Racial/ethnic minority
27%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.

6.1%Housing insecurity
3.4%Utility-shutoff threat
6.2%Food insecurity
5.4%SNAP enrollment
4.3%Transit barriers
3.6%No health insurance
13.6%Frequent mental distress
23.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Petaluma

The clearest offset is economic stress at 1/10. On the high side, local political climate reads 8.5/10. On the softer side, court filing pressure reads 1.9/10.

Food insecurity runs 6.2% against 17.8% nationally. Against the Sonoma County average of 6.9, this tract reads safer for landlords by 1.2 points.

SNAP participation runs 5.4% against 15.2% nationally. Average gross rent is $2,238, 8% below the Petaluma average.

On the national scale it lands near the 74th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. Only 15% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 1.8/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 1.8 points cooler.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 06097150702

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06097150702?

Census tract 06097150702 in Petaluma scores 5.7/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 06097150702?

Median gross rent is $2,238/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 17% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06097150702?

0.7% of residents in tract 06097150702 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,593.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06097150702?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 9th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 8th, household 12th, minority 20th, housing 27th.

What share of households in tract 06097150702 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.1% 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. 3.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06097150702 compare to Petaluma overall?

Tract 06097150702 scores 5.7/10, 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.