Barbour County, Alabama Eviction Risk: Very Low

Barbour County, Alabama eviction laws carries an average eviction risk score of 2.3/10, rated Low, placing it in the middle third of Alabama eviction laws's 67 counties, with 35 counties ranking riskier and 31 ranking more landlord-friendly. For investors weighing a rural Southeast Alabama market, that overall number signals manageable conditions, though the county's poverty rate of 24.4% and renter share of 40.2% are meaningful inputs to any underwriting model. Average asking rent sits at $680, and renters here allocate roughly 25.3% of income to rent on average, a burden level that stays below the conventional stress threshold but leaves limited cushion when household income dips.

The county's 6 incorporated places span scores from 1.9 to 2.8, so the aggregate number conceals real variation. Landlords targeting specific communities in Barbour County will find meaningfully different risk profiles depending on which city they choose, and a single-number county average is a starting point, not a substitute for city-level diligence.

The cities inside Barbour County

Clio carries the highest score in the county at 2.8/10, nudging just above the county average. Eufaula, the largest city with a population of 12,584, scores 2.3/10, as do Clayton (population 2,295) and Clio (population 1,422). All three of those mid-size communities post the same risk reading, which simplifies cross-town comparisons for investors active in more than one of them. Bakerhill checks in at 1.9/10, while Blue Springs, the smallest community in the county at 100 residents, records the lowest score in Barbour County at 1.9/10. That spread from 1.9 to 2.7 illustrates how hyper-local eviction risk is: two cities in the same county can sit nearly a full point apart, and the conditions driving that gap, things like local employment concentration and tenant income stability, do not average out.

State-level laws that apply here

Alabama eviction laws law governs every landlord-tenant relationship in Barbour County. Under the Alabama eviction laws eviction process, landlords must serve a 7-day notice for non-payment of rent, a 14-day notice for a lease violation with an opportunity to cure, and a 30-day notice to terminate a month-to-month tenancy with no cause stated, all pursuant to Ala. Code § 35-9A. Once a case reaches court, an uncontested eviction typically resolves in 30 to 45 days; a contested matter can run 60 to 120 days. Alabama eviction costs include a court filing fee of $200 to $300, a sheriff lockout fee of $30 to $150, and attorney fees ranging from $500 to $2,500 depending on complexity. Alabama eviction laws imposes no statewide rent control, preempts local rent-control ordinances, and does not require just cause to end a tenancy, all of which keep the legal framework comparatively straightforward for landlords. Landlords must give tenants 48 hours advance notice before entering a unit under normal circumstances, per Ala. Code § 35-9A. For a full breakdown of Alabama security deposit limits and tenant rights, the statewide guides cover those details.

With 40.2% of Barbour County residents renting and a poverty rate of 24.4%, the economics here reward careful tenant screening; the city grid above breaks down how risk concentrates by community across the county's 6 cities.