Cloud County, Kansas Eviction Risk: Very Low

Cloud County, Kansas earns a Low eviction risk score of 2.2/10 - placing it 31st riskiest out of 105 Kansas counties. That position puts it in the higher-risk third of the state, with 30 counties scoring above it and 74 counties sitting at lower risk. For landlords evaluating north-central Kansas, the county's fundamentals are relatively stable: a total population of 6,888, an average rent of $779 per month, and an average rent burden of 25.3% - meaning the typical renter household spends about a quarter of income on rent, below the 30% threshold commonly used to flag housing stress.

The county spans 7 incorporated places, with individual scores running from a low of 1.8/10 in Clyde to a high of 2.3/10 in both Concordia and Jamestown. Concordia, the county seat and by far the largest city at 5,015 residents, anchors most of the county's rental activity. Clyde (population 791) carries the lowest risk profile in the county at 1.8/10, while smaller communities like Miltonvale (population 474), Glasco (population 388), and Ames all score 2.2/10. The narrow spread - just 0.5 points from floor to ceiling - reflects a market where rental conditions are consistent across communities rather than concentrated in one high-stress pocket.

Kansas eviction law (K.S.A. § 58-2540 et seq., the Residential Landlord and Tenant Act) sets a short notice timeline: landlords must give only 3 days for non-payment of rent, 14 days to cure a lease violation, and 30 days for a no-cause end-of-term notice. An uncontested eviction typically resolves in 21 to 45 days; a contested case can stretch to 45 to 100 days. Court filing fees range from $120 to $200, sheriff lockout fees from $40 to $150, and attorney fees from $500 to $2,500 depending on complexity. Kansas has no rent control and state law (K.S.A. § 58-2572) explicitly prohibits local governments from enacting rent caps, so landlords in Cloud County face no price ceiling risk at either the state or municipal level. The average poverty rate across the county sits at 12.5%, and renters make up 29.8% of occupied housing units - a share typical of rural Kansas markets where homeownership is the norm.

Cloud County's Low score reflects a combination of short statutory notice periods, a state-level ban on rent control, no just-cause eviction requirement, and a modest rent burden that keeps most tenants current on rent without regulatory pressure on landlords.