Bond County, Illinois Eviction Risk: Low

Bond County, Illinois eviction laws carries an average eviction-risk score of 3.7/10 (Low) across its 10 tracked cities, placing it in the middle third of the state at rank 49 of 102 Illinois counties. That position means 48 counties are riskier for landlords and 53 are less risky, so Bond County sits squarely in moderate territory rather than at either extreme. Average rent of $799 and a rent-burden rate of 21.7% suggest most renters are not financially stretched to the breaking point, which tends to keep eviction filings below statewide averages.

Within the county the risk range runs from 3.2 to 4/10, a spread that is meaningful on a 10-point scale. Investors acquiring a portfolio here will find meaningfully different operating conditions depending on which community they enter, so treating the county average as a single operating number understates the real variance on the ground.

The cities inside Bond County

The highest-risk location in the county is Mulberry Grove, which scores 4/10 and has a population of 765. Greenville, the county seat and by far the largest community with 7,235 residents, follows at 3.8/10. Those two cities alone account for a large share of the county rental stock, so any portfolio weighted toward them will track above the county average.

On the lower end of the scale, Sorento scores 3.2/10, the most landlord-friendly reading in the county, while Smithboro comes in at 3.3/10. Mid-tier cities including Pocahontas (3.5/10, population 843) and Pierron (3.5/10) occupy the middle range. The takeaway for investors is that risk here is genuinely hyper-local: buying in Mulberry Grove or Greenville means accepting materially higher risk than buying in Sorento or Smithboro, even though all four are governed by the same county and the same Illinois state law.

State-level laws that apply here

Under 735 ILCS 5/9 (Forcible Entry and Detainer), landlords in Bond County must serve a 5-day notice for nonpayment of rent, a 10-day notice for a material lease violation, and a 30-day notice for a month-to-month holdover. When a fixed-term lease expires, no advance notice is required before filing. Court filing fees run $200 to $400, sheriff lockout fees add $60 to $200, and attorney fees typically range from $750 to $3,500, meaning total out-of-pocket eviction costs commonly fall between roughly $1,010 and $4,100 depending on complexity. An uncontested case resolves in 30 to 60 days; a contested case can stretch to 60 to 150 days. Understanding the full Illinois eviction process before acquiring a property here is essential to modeling those carrying costs accurately.

Illinois does not require just cause for eviction, and state law preempts local rent-control ordinances, so no municipality in Bond County can impose its own rent cap. Source-of-income discrimination is protected under state law. For a full breakdown of allowable deposits and tenant rights, reviewing Illinois security deposit limits and Illinois tenant protections will cover the relevant statutory framework that applies to every lease in the county.

With a poverty rate of 17.5% and roughly 32.4% of households renting, Bond County has a renter base where financial stress is a real factor in any underwriting model; the city-by-city grid above breaks that exposure down at the level where leasing decisions actually happen.