Neighborhood · Ranked #12,481 of 84,120 nationally

East Petaluma Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 06097150902 · Sonoma, CA · pop 3,668 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

Census tract 06097150902 covers part of the East Petaluma area of Petaluma, CA, and scores 7.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,668 residents. What pushes it up most is local political climate at 8.5/10.

Risk score

7.1

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 22% Stable renters 18% Owners 60%

Tract context

Occupied units1,582

Renter share39.3%

SVI overall0.23

Poverty rate11.9%

Median income$115,857

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Petaluma and the region

Centroid at 38.2444, -122.6533 · click any tract to drill in

Why East Petaluma scores 7.1

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

11.9% poverty · this tract

3.0

Supply constraint

$2,627 rent vs county FMR

4.6

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 East 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.

19%Socioeconomic
37%Household composition
37%Racial/ethnic minority
33%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within East Petaluma. 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.

8.3%Housing insecurity
4.8%Utility-shutoff threat
8.7%Food insecurity
8.4%SNAP enrollment
5.6%Transit barriers
4.7%No health insurance
15.5%Frequent mental distress
26.8%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in East Petaluma

Well under the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 1.9/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 8/10. 13% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

55% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, above the Sonoma County average of 49.9%. Food insecurity runs 8.7% against 17.8% nationally. On the national scale it lands near the 85th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 3.1/10. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured.

It tracks the Sonoma County average of 6.9 closely. Average gross rent is $2,627, close to the Petaluma average. Annual rent works out to 27% of average household income of $115,857.

39% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 06097150902

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06097150902?

Census tract 06097150902 in the East Petaluma neighborhood scores 7.1/10 (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 06097150902?

Median gross rent is $2,627/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06097150902?

11.9% of residents in tract 06097150902 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,668.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06097150902?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 23th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 19th, household 37th, minority 37th, housing 33th.

Is tract 06097150902 considered part of East Petaluma?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06097150902 fall within East Petaluma (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06097150902 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.3% 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. 4.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06097150902 compare to Petaluma overall?

Tract 06097150902 scores 7.1/10, right in line with 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.