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Census Tract · Ranked #15,451 of 84,120 nationally

Petaluma Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 06097150800 · Sonoma, CA · pop 4,550 · 87% of tract blocks fall in Petaluma

Tract 06097150800 sits in Petaluma, CA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 6.5/10. It is home to 4,550 residents. Severe burden reaches 26%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.

Risk score
6.5
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 26% Stable renters 20% Owners 54%
Tract context
Occupied units2,005
Renter share46.4%
SVI overall0.56
Poverty rate5.2%
Median income$112,050

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
39 th percentile
Rank, 39th percentileLowHigh
#9 of 14 tracts In Petaluma
Low
Within county
30 th percentile
Rank, 30th percentileLowHigh
#85 of 121 tracts In Sonoma
Low
Within state
33 th percentile
Rank, 33rd percentileLowHigh
#6,120 of 9,109 tracts In California
Low
National
82 th percentile
Rank, 82nd percentileLowHigh
#15,451 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Petaluma and the region

Centroid at 38.2088, -122.6647 · click any tract to drill in

Why Petaluma scores 6.5

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
$2,329 rent vs county FMR
3.5
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.
Petaluma risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.56.5This tracttract 150800Petaluma: 7.17.1Petalumaparent cityCounty: 6.96.9Countyavg tract in countyState: 7.57.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 56

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 Petaluma

The clearest offset is economic stress at 1.3/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, local political climate reads 8.5/10. On the softer side, court filing pressure reads 1.9/10.

Against Sonoma County at 49.9%, 56% of renters here are cost-burdened. Food insecurity runs 8.0% against 17.8% nationally. SNAP participation runs 7.2% against 15.2% nationally.

On the national scale it lands near the 82nd percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 6.1/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.

Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 1.0 points cooler. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.

It tracks the Sonoma County average of 6.9 closely. Average gross rent is $2,329, close to the Petaluma average.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 06097150800

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06097150800?

Census tract 06097150800 in Petaluma scores 6.5/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 06097150800?

Median gross rent is $2,329/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06097150800?

5.2% of residents in tract 06097150800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,550.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06097150800?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 56th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 30th, household 52th, minority 50th, housing 86th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 06097150800 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.5% 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. 4.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 06097150800 compare to Petaluma overall?

Tract 06097150800 scores 6.5/10, 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.

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