Dickinson County, Kansas Eviction Risk: Very Low

Dickinson County, Kansas eviction laws carries a county-average eviction risk score of 2.1/10, placing it in the Low risk tier and at rank 49 of 105 Kansas counties, where rank 1 is the highest-risk. That position means 48 counties in Kansas eviction laws score riskier than Dickinson County, and 56 score more landlord-friendly, putting this county squarely in the middle third of the state. For landlords evaluating Kansas eviction laws markets, a 2.1 average signals a relatively stable tenant pool, modest rent-burden pressure (an average of 28.6% of income going to rent), and operating conditions that lean toward the manageable end of the spectrum across all 12 cities in the county.

The intra-county spread runs from a low of 1.5/10 to a high of 2.2/10, a narrow band that reflects how consistently low-risk conditions are across most of the county. Average rent sits at $912 per month, and the renter share of the population is 26.4%, indicating a market dominated by owner-occupants, which tends to correlate with less tenant-turnover stress for the rental units that do exist. The poverty rate of 9.5% is relatively contained, further supporting the low-risk read.

The cities inside Dickinson County

At the higher end within the county, Abilene (population 6,449) and Woodbine (population 137) both score 2.2/10, the ceiling for the county. Abilene eviction risk is by far the largest rental market here, and its score, while the highest locally, remains well within the Low-risk range. Enterprise and Hope each score 2/10, matching the county average closely. Herington (population 2,164), Chapman, and Solomon all score 2.1/10, representing the bulk of the mid-tier rental stock in the county.

At the lower end, Manchester scores 2.8/10 and Detroit scores 1.9/10, the lowest readings in the county. While those margins may look small in absolute terms, risk profiles in a county like this are genuinely hyper-local: a landlord concentrated in Abilene faces meaningfully different demand dynamics than one operating in a village of 75. Investors should evaluate each city independently rather than relying on the county average alone.

State-level laws that apply here

Every landlord in Dickinson County operates under the Kansas eviction laws Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, K.S.A. § 58-2540 et seq. For nonpayment of rent, Kansas eviction laws requires a 3-day notice before filing. Lease-violation cure notices require 14 days, and no-cause terminations at end of term require 30 days. The Kansas eviction laws eviction process, once a case is filed, runs 21 to 45 days for uncontested matters and 45 to 100 days for contested ones. Court filing fees range from $120 to $200, sheriff lockout fees run $40 to $150, and attorney fees typically range from $500 to $2,500. Reviewing Kansas eviction costs before budgeting for a potential eviction action is worthwhile for any new investor entering this market.

Kansas eviction laws does not require just cause for termination, and state law preempts any local rent-control ordinances, so no city in Dickinson County can impose a rent cap. Source of income is not a protected class under state law, though federal fair housing rules still apply. Retaliation protections for tenants are codified at K.S.A. § 58-2572.

With a poverty rate of 9.5% and a renter share of 26.4%, Dickinson County's tenant pool is comparatively stable; see the city-by-city grid above for scores across all 12 cities in the county.