Crawford County, Georgia Eviction Risk: Low

Crawford County, Georgia earns a Low eviction risk score of 2.6/10, placing it 47th out of 159 Georgia counties - meaning 46 counties carry higher risk and 112 are calmer. That middle-third positioning reflects real tension on the ground: 60.3% of renters share a market where average monthly rent is $727 and the average rent burden runs at 26%, but a 45.2% poverty rate in the tracked renter population leaves a thin buffer against any income disruption.

The county seat of Roberta accounts for the overwhelming share of the rental population (1,257 of the county's 1,397 tracked residents) and carries the highest risk reading in the county at 2.7/10. Smaller communities like Musella (2.2/10) and Knoxville (1.9/10) score well below Roberta, though their populations are tiny - 104 and 36 respectively - so individual landlord-tenant outcomes there have outsized effect on averages. Landlords and tenants in Roberta should anchor their planning to that city's score rather than the county-wide figure.

Georgia law governs the full landlord-tenant relationship under O.C.G.A. § 44-7 (Landlord and Tenant), and Crawford County offers no local overlay. The state does not require just cause to terminate a tenancy, and O.C.G.A. § 44-7-19 expressly preempts any local rent control ordinance - so no city or county in Georgia may impose rent caps. For nonpayment and material lease violations, O.C.G.A. § 44-7-50 requires only a 3-day notice before the landlord may file. Holdover tenants and no-cause month-to-month terminations require a longer 60-day notice under O.C.G.A. § 44-7-7. Court filing fees run $60 to $250, sheriff lockout fees add $25 to $100, and an uncontested case typically resolves in 14 to 30 days; contested matters stretch to 45 to 90 days. Attorney costs range from $500 to $3,000 depending on complexity. Habitability obligations flow from O.C.G.A. § 44-7-13, and landlord retaliation is prohibited under O.C.G.A. § 44-7-24. Fair housing complaints in Georgia are handled by the Georgia Commission on Equal Opportunity; source-of-income is not a protected class under state law. The statute was last reviewed by the Eviction Risk Map team on May 29, 2026.

Crawford County's Low risk designation reflects Georgia eviction laws's landlord-favorable statutory framework - fast notice periods, no rent control, and no just-cause requirement - offset partly by the county's high poverty rate and a renter population that is concentrated almost entirely in Roberta.