Randolph County, Alabama Eviction Risk: Very Low

Randolph County, Alabama eviction laws earns an average eviction-risk score of 2.1/10 (Low), placing it among the more landlord-friendly markets in the state. Ranked 57 of 67 Alabama counties, only 10 counties statewide carry less risk, while 56 are riskier, putting Randolph County firmly in the lower-risk third of Alabama. For landlords and investors, that translates to a county where eviction filings are rare relative to the renter population and where operating conditions are comparatively stable.

Across the 7 incorporated places mapped in Randolph County, risk scores span a narrow 1.5 to 2.2 range, with the county average sitting at 2.1/10. Average rent runs $655 per month, and 33.5% of households rent rather than own, a share low enough to limit the pool of potential problem tenancies. Rent burden averages 27.3% of income, a modest figure that generally correlates with lower rates of non-payment stress.

The cities inside Randolph County

The highest-risk location in the county is Wadley, scoring 2.2/10. With a population of 753, it is a small market but carries the top risk reading locally. Roanoke, the county seat and largest city at 5,336 residents, scores 2.1/10, right at the county average, making it the most consequential market for investors given its size. Woodland comes in at 2.0/10.

The lower end of the scale belongs to Graham at 1.5/10, Rock Mills at 1.7/10, and Morrison Crossroads at 1.8/10. Wedowee, the county seat-adjacent market with 899 residents, scores 1.9/10. The half-point spread from top to bottom is narrow by most standards, but landlords should still underwrite individual properties at the city level, since a score difference of 0.5 to 0.7 points can reflect meaningfully different tenant-pool dynamics even within a county this compact.

State-level laws that apply here

Under the Alabama Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, landlords serving a non-payment notice must give tenants 7 days to pay or quit. Lease-violation notices carry a 14-day cure period, and no-cause terminations at end of term require 30 days notice. Alabama eviction costs, once you include court filing fees of $200 to $300, sheriff lockout fees of $30 to $150, and attorney fees of $500 to $2,500, can add up quickly even in a low-risk county. An uncontested case resolves in 30 to 45 days statewide; contested matters stretch to 60 to 120 days.

Alabama does not require just cause to end a tenancy and has preempted local rent control, so no city in Randolph County can impose rent caps or additional eviction restrictions beyond state law. For a fuller walkthrough of how removals proceed, the Alabama eviction process guide covers each procedural step in detail. Alabama also does not protect source of income as a fair-housing class, and landlord entry requires 48 hours advance notice under state law.

With a poverty rate of 16.7% and just over a third of households renting, Randolph County's risk profile is shaped by a modest but real affordability gap, and the city-by-city scores in the grid above show where that pressure concentrates most.