Floyd County, Georgia Eviction Risk: Very Low

Floyd County, Georgia eviction laws carries a county-wide eviction-risk score of 2.3/10 (Very Low), placing it in the higher-risk third of the state. Of Georgia's 159 counties, 42 score higher and 116 score lower, meaning landlords here face more headwinds than most of the state but are not operating in the most difficult markets. With a 51.2% renter share and a 20.8% poverty rate, the tenant base skews toward financially stretched households, which translates to above-average collection risk and a non-trivial probability of contested evictions.

The average asking rent across Floyd County's 5 cities sits at $1,034 per month, and the average rent-burden rate of 31.9% of income signals that a meaningful portion of renters are operating with little cushion. For buy-and-hold investors, this combination of moderate scores and a predominantly renter-occupied county warrants a close read of individual city data before committing capital.

The cities inside Floyd County

Rome, the county seat and by far the largest city at a population of 38,189, carries the county's highest risk score at 4.7/10. Because Rome represents the overwhelming majority of Floyd County's total population of 47,217, it drives much of the county average. Landlords concentrating units in Rome should price in a somewhat elevated eviction probability relative to the surrounding smaller communities.

Lindale scores 2.4/10 (population 4,289), while Shannon comes in at 1.7/10 (population 2,012). Both represent meaningfully lower risk than Rome, even though they remain in Moderate territory. At the lowest end of the county's range, Berry College and Cave Spring each score 2.4/10, the county floor, sitting a full 0.8 points below Rome. The spread from 1.7 to 2.4 across just five cities illustrates how hyper-local eviction risk is: a landlord's experience in Cave Spring will differ substantially from one operating in Rome, even though both addresses share the same county.

State-level laws that apply here

All Floyd County landlords operate under Georgia state law, specifically O.C.G.A. § 44-7 (Landlord and Tenant). For nonpayment of rent and material lease violations, the required notice period is 3 days under O.C.G.A. § 44-7-50. A holdover or no-cause termination requires a much longer 60-day notice under O.C.G.A. § 44-7-7, which is one of the more time-consuming steps in the Georgia eviction process when a lease has already expired by mutual agreement. End-of-lease terminations require no additional notice.

Once a complaint is filed, uncontested cases typically resolve in 14 to 30 days; contested matters can stretch to 45 to 90 days. Out-of-pocket costs include a court filing fee of $60 to $250, a sheriff lockout fee of $25 to $100, and attorney fees ranging from $500 to $3,000 depending on complexity. Understanding Georgia eviction costs before the first lease is signed helps landlords build realistic reserves. Georgia imposes no rent control and does not require just cause for non-renewal, and state law under O.C.G.A. § 44-7-19 explicitly preempts any local jurisdiction from enacting rent control, giving landlords predictable rent-setting authority across Floyd County.

With a poverty rate of 20.8% and more than half of residents renting, Floyd County's risk profile is shaped heavily by Rome's dense renter population; the city-level grid above breaks down how that risk distributes across all five communities in the county.