Carroll County, Indiana Eviction Risk: Low

Carroll County, Indiana scores a 3.4/10 on the eviction-risk index, placing it in the low risk tier and landing at rank 56 of 92 Indiana counties, where rank 1 is the highest-risk. That means 55 counties carry more risk than Carroll, and 36 are more landlord-friendly, putting Carroll squarely in the middle third of the state. For landlords, a county average of 3.4/10 signals a relatively stable operating environment: tenant financial stress, local housing tightness, and eviction-filing rates are all below the state midpoint. Average rent sits at $822 per month against a rent burden of 26.8%, meaning the typical renter here is not paying an outsized share of income toward housing, a cushion that tends to keep payment delinquencies in check.

The county serves a modest renter base, with roughly 30.2% of residents renting across its 12 incorporated cities and towns. The intra-county range is narrow but real, running from 2 to 3.2. Landlords who pick their sub-market carefully will find the spread worth examining, particularly if they are weighing urban versus rural placements. Poverty sits at 11.2%, a number low enough to support manageable rent-collection performance on reasonably screened tenants.

The cities inside Carroll County

The county seat, Delphi, is the most populous city at 2,927 residents and also carries the highest risk score in Carroll County at 3.6/10. Yeoman and Pittsburg each score 3.7/10, with smaller resident counts of 235 and 201 respectively. These three form the high-risk tier within a county that is already low-risk by Indiana standards, so even a 3.4/10 reflects conditions most operators elsewhere in Indiana would welcome.

Contrast those with Rockfield, which posts the county's lowest score at 3.3/10 despite a population of just 144. Flora, with 2,114 residents and a score of 3.2/10, represents a middle-of-county option combining meaningful scale with contained risk. Camden and Burlington each score 3.2/10 with populations of 585 and 562. The spread from 2 to 3.2 underlines that risk is hyper-local even within a low-risk county: a landlord buying in Rockfield is operating in a fundamentally different environment than one holding units in Delphi, even though both sit within the same county line.

State-level laws that apply here

Every landlord in Carroll County operates under Indiana state law, specifically Ind. Code § 32-31 (Landlord-Tenant Relations). On notice requirements, Indiana gives tenants 10 days to cure nonpayment of rent (IC 32-31-1-6) and requires 30 days notice for a material lease violation (IC 32-31-1-8) or to terminate a month-to-month tenancy (IC 32-31-1-1). A full walkthrough of the Indiana eviction process, including court hearing scheduling and writ timelines, clarifies how those notice periods translate into calendar time before possession returns to the landlord. Uncontested cases resolve in roughly 21 to 45 days; contested cases can extend to 45 to 100 days.

Total eviction costs in Indiana break into three components under state rules: court filing fees of $150 to $200, sheriff lockout fees of $50 to $200, and attorney fees that typically run $500 to $2,500 depending on complexity. Indiana eviction costs therefore span a wide range depending on whether the case is contested and whether counsel is retained. On landlord-favorable policy, Indiana does not require just cause for non-renewal and the state preempts local rent control, so no Carroll County municipality can impose a rent cap. Source-of-income is not a protected class under Indiana state law.

With a poverty rate of 11.2% and 30.2% of residents renting, Carroll County's tenant pool is small but reasonably stable; consult the city grid above to compare individual scores before committing to a specific sub-market.