Grand County, Colorado Eviction Risk: Moderate

Grand County sits in the Colorado Rockies and draws a 4.3/10 eviction risk score from the Eviction Risk Map model - a moderate rating that places it 43rd of 64 Colorado eviction laws counties. That ranking means 42 counties in Colorado eviction laws carry higher eviction risk for landlords, and only 21 are more landlord-friendly. For a rural mountain county with a population of roughly 6,853 spread across seven communities, the moderate score reflects a combination of Colorado eviction laws's increasingly tenant-protective state law and local economic pressures tied to seasonal resort employment.

Across Grand County's seven tracked cities, average rent stands at $1,451 per month, with an average rent burden of 23.3% of household income. That burden figure is notably lower than many Colorado urban counties, partly because a resort economy pushes incomes above state rural averages for those with year-round employment. Even so, the county carries a 12.1% average poverty rate, and just 27.6% of residents rent - a renter share well below the statewide norm, which compresses overall eviction volume but does not eliminate risk when filings do occur. The riskiest individual city is Kremmling (4.8/10), a working-class ranching and gateway town of 1,807 people where lower incomes and limited housing stock push the score toward the upper end of the moderate band. Tabernash follows at 4.6/10, while Winter Park anchors the lower end at 3.8/10, benefiting from higher seasonal incomes and a relatively affluent resort visitor base that stabilizes rental demand.

Colorado state law sets a meaningful floor for tenant protections that every Grand County landlord must understand. The governing statute is C.R.S. § 38-12 (Tenants and Landlords). Just-cause eviction is now required statewide, and no-fault terminations - including owner move-in and renovation - demand a 90-day written notice under C.R.S. 13-40-104 (HB24-1098). Nonpayment of rent triggers a 10-day notice under C.R.S. 13-40-104(1)(d), and a substantial lease violation shortens that to just three days under C.R.S. 13-40-107.5. Landlords must give tenants 48 hours' notice before entry. Court filing fees run $105 to $200 and sheriff lockout fees add another $50 to $200. Attorney fees for a contested case typically fall between $750 and $3,500. Uncontested cases resolve in 21 to 45 days; contested matters stretch 60 to 120 days. Colorado does not preempt local rent control, though Grand County has no active local ordinance at this time - landlords should monitor any future municipal action in Granby or Winter Park, where seasonal housing pressure occasionally prompts local policy discussion.

Grand County's moderate eviction risk reflects a thin rental market of 7 cities, a renter share of just 27.6%, and Colorado eviction laws's just-cause eviction framework - factors that limit filing volume but raise procedural complexity when disputes do arise.