Greenlee County, Arizona Eviction Risk: Very Low

Greenlee County earns an average eviction-risk score of 1.9/10 (Low) across its 10 tracked cities, placing it at rank 15 of 15 Arizona eviction laws counties, meaning every other county in the state carries more landlord risk. For investors and landlords operating in Arizona eviction laws, that standing reflects genuinely stable operating conditions: average rent sits at $765, rent burden runs just 19.8% of income on average, and the county's small total population of roughly 9,761 means tenant turnover tends to be predictable and low-volume.

That said, the county is not uniform. Individual city scores range from 1.4 to 2.7, a spread of 1.3 points that matters when you are sizing up a specific acquisition. The overall low-risk profile is the county average, not a guarantee at the street level, so city-level diligence is worth the extra step.

The cities inside Greenlee County

Duncan carries the highest risk score in the county at 2.7/10, with a population of 969. While still a Low rating in absolute terms, it sits noticeably above the county average and warrants closer attention to vacancy rates and local tenant demand before committing capital. Springerville follows at 2.0/10 (population 2,008), and Vernon rounds out the upper tier at 1.9/10.

The lowest-risk cities in the county tell a different story. Franklin scores 1.4/10, Nutrioso scores 1.5/10, and York comes in at 1.6/10. The county seat area around Clifton (score 1.7/10, population 3,822) and Morenci (score 1.8/10, population 1,673) represent the county's most populated markets and sit comfortably in the low-risk range. Risk is hyper-local here: a property in Franklin or Nutrioso faces meaningfully different operating conditions than one in Duncan, even though both fall inside the same county line.

State-level laws that apply here

Every landlord in Greenlee County operates under the Arizona eviction laws Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (A.R.S. § 33-1301 et seq.). Arizona state law requires a 5-day written notice for nonpayment of rent (ARS § 33-1368(B)), a 10-day notice for curable material noncompliance (ARS § 33-1368(A)), and a 30-day notice to terminate a month-to-month tenancy (ARS § 33-1375). An uncontested case typically resolves in 21 to 35 days; a contested matter can stretch to 60 to 120 days. Understanding the full Arizona eviction laws eviction process is essential before filing: court costs alone run $210 to $350, sheriff lockout fees add $50 to $150, and attorney fees, if retained, range from $500 to $3,000. A full review of Arizona eviction costs will help you model worst-case scenarios accurately.

Arizona eviction laws carries no statewide rent control and requires no just cause to terminate a tenancy; state law also preempts any local rent-control ordinance, so no municipality inside Greenlee County can impose rent caps. Landlords must provide 48 hours notice before entry. Source-of-income protections are not mandated at the state level.

With an average poverty rate of 13.7% and a renter share of 56.1% across the county, the majority of residents here are renters, but financial stress indicators remain moderate; review the city grid above to identify which specific markets fall closest to or farthest from those county averages before making a buy-versus-pass decision.