Calhoun County, Arkansas Eviction Risk: Very Low

Calhoun County, Arkansas eviction laws earns an average eviction-risk score of 1.3/10 (Low), placing it at rank 74 of 75 Arkansas counties, meaning 73 counties in the state carry more risk for landlords. Across the county's 4 tracked cities, scores compress into a narrow band from 1.2 to 1.4, indicating a consistently low-risk operating environment with little variance. With an average rent of $745 and a rent-burden rate of only 20.6%, tenants here are not severely cost-stressed, which tends to correlate with lower eviction pressure and more stable payment behavior.

The county's total population is 1,670, and the renter share sits at 25% of households, making this a small, mostly owner-occupied market. Investor activity is thin by volume, but the low-risk profile and straightforward state-law framework make Calhoun County a manageable jurisdiction for landlords already operating in south-central Arkansas.

The cities inside Calhoun County

Hampton is the county's largest and highest-risk city, with a population of 1,037 and a score of 1.4/10. While 1.4 remains well within the Low tier, it accounts for the full ceiling of intra-county risk, and landlords with Hampton properties should be prepared to follow eviction procedure carefully as this market anchors any downside exposure in the county.

Tinsman scores 1.3/10 and represents the county average, while Harrell (population 323) and Thornton (population 292) both score 1.2/10, the lowest readings in the county. Even this narrow spread is worth noting: risk is hyper-local, and the three-tenths difference between Hampton and Harrell or Thornton can reflect meaningful differences in rental demographics and economic conditions at the ground level.

State-level laws that apply here

All landlords in Calhoun County operate under Arkansas state law, specifically the Arkansas Residential Landlord-Tenant Act (Ark. Code § 18-17). For non-payment of rent, the required notice period is 3 days. A lease-violation cure notice requires 14 days, and an end-of-term or no-cause termination requires 30 days. Once filed, an uncontested eviction typically resolves in 30 to 60 days, while a contested case can run 90 to 150 days. Understanding the Arkansas eviction process in detail matters even in low-risk counties, because procedural errors reset the clock regardless of how straightforward the underlying case is.

The direct costs to pursue an eviction run from $165 to $250 for court filing, $40 to $120 for the sheriff lockout, and $500 to $2,500 for attorney fees. Arkansas eviction costs therefore range from roughly $705 to $2,870 depending on complexity. Arkansas has no rent-control law and does not require just cause for lease non-renewal; the state also preempts local rent-control ordinances, so no municipality inside Calhoun County can impose caps above the state baseline.

With an average poverty rate of 12.5% and a renter share of 25%, Calhoun County's rental pool is small but not severely economically stressed; review the city grid above to see how each community's individual score fits the county's overall Low-risk picture.