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Neighborhood · Ranked #23,554 of 84,120 nationally

Cannon Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate , Dalton

Tract 13313001000 · Whitfield County, GA · pop 3,858 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi

Census tract 13313001000 sits in Cannon Heights in Dalton eviction risk, Georgia eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 5.8/10. On the national scale it ranks #26,296 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 35% of renter households, a high level, and 30% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,086 monthly, set against $54,355 in average yearly household income, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 33% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11% Stable renters 21% Owners 68%
Tract context
Occupied units1,337
Renter share32.8%
SVI overall0.88
Poverty rate25.0%
Median income$54,355

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Cannon Heights
Very High
Within parent city
77 th percentile
Rank, 77th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 14 tracts In Dalton
High
Within county
91 th percentile
Rank, 91st percentileLowHigh
#3 of 22 tracts In Whitfield County
Very High
Within state
80 th percentile
Rank, 80th percentileLowHigh
#567 of 2,791 tracts In Georgia
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Dalton and the region

Centroid at 34.7719, -84.9402 · click any tract to drill in

Why Cannon Heights scores 5.1

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
25.0% poverty · this tract
6.2
Supply constraint
$1,086 rent vs county FMR
4.9
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 Cannon Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Cannon Heights risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.15.1This tracttract 001000Dalton: 2.42.4Daltonparent cityCounty: 3.83.8Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 88

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Cannon Heights. 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 Cannon Heights

The heaviest input here 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 above the Whitfield County average of 5.2 and in line with the Georgia statewide average of 5.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 27.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 14.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 88th 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.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 13313001000

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13313001000?

Census tract 13313001000 in the Cannon Heights neighborhood scores 5.1/10 (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 13313001000?

Median gross rent is $1,086/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 13313001000?

25.0% of residents in tract 13313001000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,858.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 13313001000?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 88th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 79th, household 70th, minority 89th, housing 88th.
Q5

Is tract 13313001000 considered part of Cannon Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13313001000 fall within Cannon Heights (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 13313001000 struggle to pay rent?

About 27.4% 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. 14.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 13313001000 compare to Dalton overall?

Tract 13313001000 scores 5.1/10, 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.

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