Dubois County, Indiana Eviction Risk: Very Low

Dubois County, Indiana eviction laws earns an average eviction-risk score of 2.1/10, placing it in the Low risk tier. Spread across 13 cities with a combined population of roughly 28,000, the county draws that average from a relatively narrow intra-county range of 1.7 to 2.4/10, meaning conditions are consistently manageable rather than volatile. At rank 46 of 92 Indiana counties, Dubois County sits in the middle third of the state, with 45 counties carrying more risk and 46 carrying less. For landlords and investors, the practical reading is favorable: low average rent burden at 22.4% of income, an average rent of $824, and a renter population representing 36.2% of households create steady demand without the tenant-financial-stress indicators that typically drive eviction frequency upward.

That said, Low-risk does not mean zero-risk, and the intra-county spread matters. Understanding where individual cities land within that 2 to 3.3 band is the first step to making informed acquisition or management decisions in Dubois County.

The cities inside Dubois County

The two largest cities anchor the upper end of the county's risk range. Jasper, with a population of 15,991, and Huntingburg, with 6,396 residents, both score 2.1/10, the highest readings in the county. These are also the cities with enough tenant volume to make risk concentration matter operationally: if a portfolio is concentrated in either city, landlords should be deliberate about tenant screening and lease compliance, even if 3.3/10 is still firmly in the Low-risk band. Holland scores 2.2/10, while Ferdinand and the small city of Dubois each come in at 1.9/10.

Risk is genuinely hyper-local across this county. St. Meinrad scores 2.2/10, Celestine 2/10, and Haysville sits at the county floor of 1.7/10. These smaller communities represent some of the quietest eviction-risk environments in Indiana eviction laws. A landlord operating in Haysville faces a fundamentally different risk environment than one operating in Jasper eviction risk, even though both are in the same county and under the same state-level legal framework.

State-level laws that apply here

Indiana state law under Ind. Code SS 32-31 (Landlord-Tenant Relations) sets the procedural baseline for every city in Dubois County. Nonpayment of rent triggers a 10-day notice requirement (IC 32-31-1-6), while material lease violations and month-to-month terminations each require 30 days (IC 32-31-1-8 and IC 32-31-1-1, respectively). After notice, an uncontested eviction typically resolves in 21 to 45 days, and a contested case can run 45 to 100 days. Court filing fees range from $150 to $200, sheriff lockout fees from $50 to $200, and attorney fees from $500 to $2,500, depending on case complexity. Understanding the full Indiana eviction process before placing a tenant, rather than after a problem arises, is where the leverage is. Indiana does not require just cause for non-renewal and state law preempts any local rent control, so landlords here retain meaningful flexibility on pricing and lease decisions. For a granular breakdown, Indiana eviction costs and the applicable statutes are covered in the statewide guides.

With a poverty rate of 12.5% and 36.2% of households renting, Dubois County has the tenant base to sustain steady rental demand; the city-by-city scores in the grid above show where within the county that demand is concentrated and where risk is lowest.