Stone County, Arkansas Eviction Risk: Very Low

Stone County, Arkansas eviction laws carries an average eviction-risk score of 1.9/10 (Low), placing it in the middle third of Arkansas's 75 counties. With a county rank of 43 of 75, 42 counties statewide are riskier and 32 are less risky, making this a broadly stable operating environment. Across the county's 5 cities, scores range from 1.3 to 2/10, meaning even the highest-risk corners of Stone County fall well below what landlords face in more contested Arkansas markets.

The county's small renter base, an average rent of just $427 per month, and a renter share of 36.9% across a total mapped population of 3,702 frame a low-volume, low-volatility market. Rent burden averages 26.8% of income, below the threshold that typically produces frequent nonpayment pressure. For landlords weighing where to place capital in Arkansas, Stone County's metrics point to limited adversarial friction, though its small scale requires realistic expectations about tenant pool depth.

The cities inside Stone County

Mountain View is both the county seat and its highest-risk city, scoring 2/10 with a population of 2,913, which makes it by far the most active rental submarket in the county. Even at 2/10, that score is low by any statewide comparison; landlords here operate with favorable conditions relative to most of Arkansas. Fifty-Six comes in at 1.8/10 with a population of 205, a quiet rural setting where eviction activity is rare by volume alone.

Fox and Pleasant Grove each score 1.6/10, with populations of 381 and 186 respectively, while Mount Olive sits at the county's floor of 1.3/10 with a population of just 17. The spread from 1.3 to 2 is meaningful at the margin, and landlords should treat each city's score individually rather than relying solely on the county average. Risk in Stone County, as elsewhere, is hyper-local.

State-level laws that apply here

Under the Arkansas eviction process, Stone County landlords operate under Ark. Code § 18-17 (Residential Landlord-Tenant Act). A nonpayment notice requires just 3 days, a lease-violation cure notice requires 14 days, and an end-of-term or no-cause termination requires 30 days. Uncontested cases typically resolve in 30 to 60 days; contested proceedings extend to 90 to 150 days. Court filing fees run $165 to $250, sheriff lockout fees run $40 to $120, and attorney fees typically range from $500 to $2,500 depending on case complexity.

Arkansas imposes no just-cause requirement for eviction and preempts any local rent-control ordinances, so landlords in Stone County face a straightforward statutory framework. For a full breakdown of allowable charges and deposit rules, see the Arkansas eviction costs and Arkansas security deposit limits guides. There is no rent cap formula in effect under state law.

Stone County's average poverty rate of 22.3% is an important operating consideration, as it shapes both tenant financial stability and the depth of the local rental pool; the city-by-city risk grid above helps landlords calibrate exposure at the submarket level.