Census Tract · Ranked #46,312 of 84,120 nationally

Dalton Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 13313000402 · Whitfield County, GA · pop 1,655 · 26% of tract blocks fall in Dalton

In Dalton, census tract 13313000402 scores 4.4/10 for eviction risk. It lands near the 21st percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

12% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $930 monthly, set against $50,313 in average yearly household income, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 56% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

3.7

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 7% Stable renters 50% Owners 43%

Tract context

Occupied units523

Renter share56.4%

SVI overall0.59

Poverty rate0.0%

Median income$50,313

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Dalton and the region

Centroid at 34.7930, -84.9087 · click any tract to drill in

Why Dalton scores 3.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Dalton

3.7

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

3.0

State political climate

Georgia legislature & governorship

2.0

Economic stress

0.0% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$930 rent vs county FMR

3.5

Rent control risk

Inherited from Dalton

4.9

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.3

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Dalton

8.8

Housing court bias

Inherited from Dalton

6.2

How Dalton compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 59

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

45%Socioeconomic
67%Household composition
71%Racial/ethnic minority
58%Housing & transportation

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.

22.1%Housing insecurity
13.1%Utility-shutoff threat
29.4%Food insecurity
22.9%SNAP enrollment
14.2%Transit barriers
28.8%No health insurance
19.4%Frequent mental distress
36.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Dalton

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 8.8/10. 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 Dalton eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Whitfield County average of 5.2 and below the Georgia statewide average of 5.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 59th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

In CDC survey modeling, about 22.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 13.1% 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 13313000402

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13313000402?

Census tract 13313000402 in Dalton scores 3.7/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 13313000402?

Median gross rent is $930/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 12% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 13313000402?

0.0% of residents in tract 13313000402 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,655.

How socially vulnerable is tract 13313000402?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 59th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 45th, household 67th, minority 71th, housing 58th.

What share of households in tract 13313000402 struggle to pay rent?

About 22.1% 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. 13.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 13313000402 compare to Dalton overall?

Tract 13313000402 scores 3.7/10, higher than the parent city of Dalton at 2.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Dalton eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Dalton

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