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Census Tract · Ranked #11,930 of 84,120 nationally

Santa Rosa Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 06097153302 · Sonoma, CA · pop 5,594 · 90% of tract blocks fall in Santa Rosa

Census tract 06097153302 covers Santa Rosa, home to 5,594 residents. For landlords it grades 6.2/10, an elevated reading. It lands near the 81st percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 61% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 41% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average household income is about $95,744 a year. About 36% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
6
Elevated
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 22% Stable renters 14% Owners 64%
Tract context
Occupied units1,703
Renter share36.1%
SVI overall0.87
Poverty rate22.7%
Median income$95,744

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
93 th percentile
Rank, 93rd percentileLowHigh
#4 of 45 tracts In Santa Rosa
Very High
Within county
94 th percentile
Rank, 94th percentileLowHigh
#8 of 121 tracts In Sonoma
Very High
Within state
59 th percentile
Rank, 59th percentileLowHigh
#3,734 of 9,109 tracts In California
Elevated
National
86 th percentile
Rank, 86th percentileLowHigh
#11,930 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Santa Rosa and the region

Centroid at 38.4136, -122.7543 · click any tract to drill in

Why Santa Rosa scores 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
22.7% poverty · this tract
5.7
Supply constraint
tract rent vs county FMR
5.0
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: 6.06.0This tracttract 153302Santa Rosa: 8.08.0Santa Rosaparent cityCounty: 4.54.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.65.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 87

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

What moves this score most is 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 above the Sonoma County average of 5.5 and in line with the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 87th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

In CDC survey modeling, about 20.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 06097153302

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06097153302?

Census tract 06097153302 in Santa Rosa scores 6/10 (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 poverty rate in tract 06097153302?

22.7% of residents in tract 06097153302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,594.
Q3

How socially vulnerable is tract 06097153302?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 87th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 80th, household 96th, minority 76th, housing 66th.
Q4

What share of households in tract 06097153302 struggle to pay rent?

About 20.0% 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. 10.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q5

How does tract 06097153302 compare to Santa Rosa overall?

Tract 06097153302 scores 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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