Gordon County, Georgia Eviction Risk: Very Low

Gordon County, Georgia eviction laws carries an average eviction-risk score of 2.2/10 (Very Low), placing it 75th of 159 Georgia counties by risk, meaning 74 counties are riskier and 84 are less risky. Across the county's 5 incorporated places, scores span a narrow 1.9 to 2.3 range, so operating conditions are broadly similar throughout, though the margin still matters when choosing where to concentrate rental holdings. With an average rent of $901 and a rent-burden rate of 28.1%, tenant cash flow is tight enough that nonpayment disputes are a real, recurring risk rather than an edge case. Landlords should plan accordingly rather than treating this middle-of-the-state ranking as a clean bill of health.

The county's 42.8% renter share means a substantial pool of rental demand, but a 18.2% poverty rate tempers that opportunity with genuine collection risk. Georgia eviction laws state law governs all eviction timelines and fee structures here, and the absence of any local rent-control overlay keeps operating rules uniform and predictable county-wide.

The cities inside Gordon County

Calhoun, with a population of 18,183 and a score of 2.2/10, drives the county average almost single-handedly, accounting for the overwhelming majority of the county's total rental stock. At that score, Calhoun sits at the top of the county risk range, landlords operating there face the same moderate headwinds as the county as a whole. Plainville, a much smaller community, comes in at 2.1/10, a narrow gap from Calhoun but still meaningfully distinct at the street level.

Fairmount (population 1,279, score 2.3/10) and Resaca (population 1,126, score 1.9/10) represent the county's mid-tier, while Ranger, the smallest city at 134 residents, posts the lowest risk score in the county at 3.6/10. That full-point spread from Ranger to Calhoun underscores a core truth about investing in small markets: risk is hyper-local, and aggregate county figures can obscure meaningful variation at the city level.

State-level laws that apply here

Georgia eviction laws eviction process rules apply uniformly across Gordon County. Under O.C.G.A. § 44-7-50, landlords may issue a 3-day notice for nonpayment of rent or a material lease violation. Holdover tenants who lack cause require a 60-day notice under O.C.G.A. § 44-7-7, and no notice is required at the end of a fixed lease term. Once filed, an uncontested eviction typically resolves in 14 to 30 days; a contested case extends to 45 to 90 days. Landlords should budget for court filing fees of $60 to $250, sheriff lockout fees of $25 to $100, and attorney fees of $500 to $3,000, depending on case complexity.

Georgia eviction costs are entirely a function of state statute here, with no local fee schedules or rent-control ordinances adding complexity. Georgia security deposit limits and tenant protections are also set at the state level: just cause is not required to terminate a tenancy, and state law under O.C.G.A. § 44-7-19 explicitly preempts any local rent-control ordinance, so there is no risk of a future city-level cap appearing in Calhoun or any other Gordon County municipality.

With a poverty rate of 18.2% and a renter share of 42.8%, Gordon County presents a mid-tier risk profile; see the city grid above to compare individual community scores before committing capital to any specific address.