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 DaltonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority87%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport81%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.
29.2%Housing insecurity
16.0%Utility shutoff threat
38.5%Food insecurity
28.3%SNAP enrollment
39.8%No health insurance
39.5%Any disability
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
Other neighborhoods inside Dalton
Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Cannon Heights.