Calhoun County, Alabama Eviction Risk: Very Low

Calhoun County carries an average eviction-risk score of 2.3/10 (Very Low), placing it at rank 19 of 67 Alabama counties, where rank 1 is the highest-risk. That means 18 counties in Alabama eviction laws are riskier for landlords, but 48 are more landlord-friendly, putting Calhoun solidly in the higher-risk third of the state. With an average rent of $853, a renter share of 33.1%, and a rent-burden rate of 26.9%, the county presents moderate but real exposure to nonpayment and vacancy stress.

The county-wide score, though, compresses a meaningful intra-county spread. Across 13 cities with a total population of roughly 89,600, individual scores run from 2/10 at the low end to 3.2.3/10 at the high end. A landlord operating in one corner of the county faces noticeably different conditions than one a few miles away, so neighborhood-level due diligence matters as much as the county average.

The cities inside Calhoun County

The highest-risk city in the county is Nances Creek, scoring 2.7/10 with a population of about 14,437. Anniston follows at 2.5/10, with roughly 21,271 residents, making it the second-largest city in the county and the second-highest-risk. Saks comes in at 2.3/10 (population 10,681). These three cities share elevated poverty exposure and renter concentrations that drive higher eviction probability relative to the county norm.

On the lower end, West End-Cobb Town scores 2/10, the most landlord-favorable reading in the county, with a population of about 3,453. Alexandria sits at 2/10 (population 3,475), and Weaver at 2/10 (population 3,324). Oxford, the largest city in the county at 22,063 residents, holds a 2.9/10, a relatively manageable risk profile for an urban anchor. The message is straightforward: risk in Calhoun County is hyper-local, and city selection within the county drives outcomes as much as the county-level average.

State-level laws that apply here

Regardless of which city a landlord operates in, the same Alabama eviction laws statutes govern the eviction process. Under the Alabama eviction laws eviction process, landlords serve a 7-day notice for nonpayment of rent, a 14-day cure notice for lease violations, and a 30-day notice for end-of-term no-cause terminations, all under Ala. Code § 35-9A (Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act). An uncontested case typically resolves in 30 to 45 days; a contested case can run 60 to 120 days. Court filing fees range from $200 to $300, sheriff lockout fees from $30 to $150, and attorney fees from $500 to $2,500, so a contested eviction can carry total costs well above $2,500 before it concludes.

Alabama eviction costs are worth modeling before you price rents or set screening thresholds. The state imposes no rent control and no just-cause requirement for ending a tenancy, and state law preempts any local rent-control ordinance. Entry requires 48 hours notice under Ala. Code § 35-9A-204. Source-of-income is not a protected class under Alabama eviction laws fair-housing law, giving landlords flexibility that many other states do not allow. For a detailed look at Alabama security deposit limits and Alabama tenant protections, review the statewide guides before drafting your lease.

Calhoun County's 17.8% poverty rate, combined with a renter share of 33.1%, explains much of the risk spread visible across the city grid above. Cities with higher concentrations of lower-income renters cluster near the top of that grid; reviewing each city's individual score is the most reliable way to calibrate screening and rental-pricing decisions for any specific property in the county.