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Neighborhood · Dalton, GA

Cannon Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate

2 census tracts · pop 8,346 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.3/10 · range 5.3–5.4

Cannon Heights is a 2-tract neighborhood of Dalton, GA, population 8,346. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.3/10, Moderate tier. 39.7% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt.

The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 8.8/10. Food insecurity affects 38.3% of adults, 20.5 points above the national rate.

The poverty rate is 23%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Severe burden reaches 16%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.

On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.3/10. Against a Dalton baseline of 28.1%, 32% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. Social vulnerability runs high at 9/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.

The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.1 points apart at the extremes. Average gross rent runs $964, close to the Dalton average. Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $50,433.

51% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
5.3
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Cannon Heights vs Dalton How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
32.3% +15%
Dalton: 28.1%
Average gross rent
$964 -3%
Dalton: $996
Average HH income
$50,433 -18%
Dalton: $61,236
Poverty rate
23.4% +35%
Dalton: 17.3%
Renter share
50.5% +6%
Dalton: 47.6%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Cannon Heights and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 5.3–5.4

Why Cannon Heights scores 5.3

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 2.0–2.0 across tracts
2.0
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 3.0–3.0 across tracts
3.0
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 3.7–3.7 across tracts
3.7
Rent control risk
32% of income on rent · Range 4.9–4.9 across tracts
4.9
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 2.3–2.3 across tracts
2.3
Tenant organizing strength
51% renter households · Range 8.8–8.8 across tracts
8.8
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 6.2–6.2 across tracts
6.2
Economic stress
23.4% below poverty line · Range 5.5–6.2 across tracts
5.8
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.8–4.9 across tracts
3.8
Risk score comparison

Cannon Heights vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Cannon Heights score vs. parent city, state, U.S.5.3Cannon HeightsNeighborhood4.0Parent cityhost city4.1Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in Cannon Heights

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract↕ Score↕ Pop↕ % over 30% on rent↕ Average rent↕
13313001000 5.4 3,858 35% $1,086
13313001300 5.3 4,488 30% $860
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 88

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 83%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 78%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 87%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 81%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Cannon Heights

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Cannon Heights

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Cannon Heights?

Cannon Heights scores 5.3/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2

How does Cannon Heights compare to Dalton overall?

Cannon Heights scores 1.3 points higher than Dalton overall (4/10). Renters spend 32% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $964 vs $996.
Q3

What is the average rent in Cannon Heights?

Average gross rent in Cannon Heights is $964/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 32% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Cannon Heights residents are renters?

51% of Cannon Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Dalton). The neighborhood has 8,346 residents.
Q5

Is Cannon Heights a high social-vulnerability area?

Cannon Heights sits in the 88th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6

Which tracts in Cannon Heights have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Cannon Heights is census tract 13313001000 (score 5.4/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.3 to 5.4, a spread of 0.1 points.
Q7

How safe is Cannon Heights for landlords?

Cannon Heights carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.3/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Dalton as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Cannon Heights?

Cannon Heights has 8,039 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (78.1%), White (non-Hispanic) (13.9%), Black (non-Hispanic) (6.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
Sibling neighborhoods

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Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Cannon Heights.

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