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Census Tract · Ranked #19,562 of 84,120 nationally

Canton Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 13057090401 · Cherokee County, GA · pop 5,754 · 93% of tract blocks fall in Canton

With a score of 6.7/10, tract 13057090401 in Canton in Cherokee County ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 5,754 residents. On the national scale it ranks #7,875 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 56% of renter households, a severe level, and 33% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,353 a month against an average household income of $36,358 a year, roughly 45% of income at the averages. About 83% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 47% Stable renters 36% Owners 17%
Tract context
Occupied units2,504
Renter share83.1%
SVI overall0.99
Poverty rate36.5%
Median income$36,358

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 10 tracts In Canton
Very High
Within county
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 56 tracts In Cherokee County
Very High
Within state
85 th percentile
Rank, 85th percentileLowHigh
#421 of 2,791 tracts In Georgia
High
National
77 th percentile
Rank, 77th percentileLowHigh
#19,562 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Canton and the region

Centroid at 34.2455, -84.4912 · click any tract to drill in

Why Canton scores 5.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Canton
3.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.0
State political climate
Georgia legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
36.5% poverty · this tract
9.1
Supply constraint
$1,353 rent vs county FMR
2.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Canton
7.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Canton
8.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Canton
6.7

How Canton compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Canton risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.45.4This tracttract 090401Canton: 2.52.5Cantonparent cityCounty: 2.02.0Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 99

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 Canton

The score leans hardest on economic stress at 9.1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Canton eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Cherokee County average of 5.3 and above the Georgia statewide average of 5.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 99th 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 23.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 14.7% 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 13057090401

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13057090401?

Census tract 13057090401 in Canton scores 5.4/10 (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 13057090401?

Median gross rent is $1,353/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 13057090401?

36.5% of residents in tract 13057090401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,754.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 13057090401?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 99th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 95th, household 94th, minority 67th, housing 99th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 13057090401 struggle to pay rent?

About 23.2% 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. 14.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 13057090401 compare to Canton overall?

Tract 13057090401 scores 5.4/10, higher than the parent city of Canton at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Canton eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Canton

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

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