Greenwood County, Kansas Eviction Risk: Very Low

Greenwood County sits in the southeastern Flint Hills fringe of Kansas with a total population of 3,577 spread across 7 incorporated communities. The county carries a Low eviction risk score of 2.2/10 on the Eviction Risk Map, placing it 36th out of 105 Kansas eviction laws counties - meaning 35 counties carry higher eviction risk and 69 are less risky. That middle-third position reflects a rental market that is neither a pressure cooker nor entirely without tension: average rents run $671 per month, yet renters still spend an average of 29.5% of income on housing costs, and the county's average poverty rate of 21.2% means a meaningful share of households have little cushion if rent goes unpaid or a lease dispute escalates.

Eureka, the county seat, is home to roughly 2,223 of the county's residents and posts the highest city-level score at 2.3/10 - still firmly Low, but the most active rental market in the county. Hamilton and Climax each score 2.4/10, the highest in Greenwood County, reflecting smaller but proportionally more stressed rental pockets. Madison, the second-largest community at 925 residents, scores 2/10, while Severy (pop. 175, score 1.9/10) and Virgil (pop. 23, score 1.8/10) sit at the most landlord-favorable end of the local range. Renter share county-wide is 24.4%, typical for a rural Kansas county where owner-occupied homes dominate. Still, that roughly one-in-four renter rate means eviction outcomes here do affect real numbers of families and landlord cash flows.

Kansas landlord-tenant law is governed statewide by K.S.A. § 58-2540 et seq. (Residential Landlord and Tenant Act). Landlords must serve a 3-day notice for non-payment of rent and a 14-day cure notice for lease violations before pursuing court action; no-cause terminations at lease end require a 30-day notice. Kansas state law preempts any local rent control ordinance, so no Greenwood County city can cap rents below market rate. Filing an eviction action runs $120 to $200 in court fees, and sheriff lockout fees add another $40 to $150. If legal counsel is needed, attorney fees in Kansas eviction matters typically range from $500 to $2,500. Uncontested cases typically resolve in 21 to 45 days; contested proceedings can stretch 45 to 100 days. Tenant habitability rights are codified at K.S.A. § 58-2553, and retaliation against tenants for asserting those rights is prohibited under K.S.A. § 58-2572.

Greenwood County's Low risk rating reflects relatively modest rents and a landlord-favorable statutory environment, but a 21.2% average poverty rate and 29.5% rent burden mean late-payment disputes can arise even where baseline risk is low.