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Census Tract · Ranked #31,159 of 84,120 nationally

Santa Rosa Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 06097151601 · Sonoma, CA · pop 2,697 · 71% of tract blocks fall in Santa Rosa

Census tract 06097151601 belongs to Santa Rosa in Sonoma County, California. It is home to 2,697 residents and scores 5.6/10, a moderate reading for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #31,827 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 75% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 50% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,493 monthly, set against $93,262 in average yearly household income, roughly 32% of income at the averages. About 28% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
4.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 21% Stable renters 7% Owners 72%
Tract context
Occupied units1,601
Renter share28.2%
SVI overall0.31
Poverty rate3.4%
Median income$93,262

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
34 th percentile
Rank, 34th percentileLowHigh
#30 of 45 tracts In Santa Rosa
Low
Within county
56 th percentile
Rank, 56th percentileLowHigh
#54 of 121 tracts In Sonoma
Elevated
Within state
31 th percentile
Rank, 31st percentileLowHigh
#6,254 of 9,109 tracts In California
Low
National
63 th percentile
Rank, 63rd percentileLowHigh
#31,159 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Santa Rosa and the region

Centroid at 38.4498, -122.5588 · click any tract to drill in

Why Santa Rosa scores 4.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Santa Rosa
7.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.6
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
3.4% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,493 rent vs county FMR
4.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Santa Rosa
7.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Santa Rosa
8.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Santa Rosa
6.1

How Santa Rosa compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Santa Rosa risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.64.6This tracttract 151601Santa Rosa: 8.08.0Santa Rosaparent cityCounty: 4.54.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.65.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 31

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 Santa Rosa

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 8.6/10. 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 Santa Rosa eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Sonoma County average of 5.5 and below the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 31st 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 3.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 2.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 06097151601

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06097151601?

Census tract 06097151601 in Santa Rosa scores 4.6/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 06097151601?

Median gross rent is $2,493/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 75% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06097151601?

3.4% of residents in tract 06097151601 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,697.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06097151601?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 31th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 30th, household 45th, minority 25th, housing 37th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 06097151601 struggle to pay rent?

About 3.3% 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. 2.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 06097151601 compare to Santa Rosa overall?

Tract 06097151601 scores 4.6/10, lower than the parent city of Santa Rosa at 8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Santa Rosa eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Santa Rosa

Top eight tracts in Santa Rosa ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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