Choctaw County, Mississippi Eviction Risk: Low

Choctaw County, Mississippi eviction laws earns an average eviction-risk score of 3.3/10 (Low), placing it among the more landlord-accessible markets in the state. At rank 66 of 82 Mississippi counties, 65 counties carry higher risk, and only 16 score lower, putting Choctaw County comfortably in the lower-risk third statewide. For landlords and investors, that translates to a market where tenant-payment dynamics and local court conditions are generally less adversarial than most of Mississippi eviction laws.

Across the county's 4 incorporated places, scores run from 2.7 to 3.4, a tight but meaningful band. The total rental population is small, roughly 2,861 residents countywide, and average rent sits at $596 per month, with an average rent burden of 29% of income. Those figures suggest a modest but functional rental market where affordability pressure is real but not extreme.

The cities inside Choctaw County

Ackerman, the county seat and largest city with a population of 1,792, ties for the highest risk score in the county at 3.4/10. French Camp, a much smaller community of 272 residents, matches that same 3.4/10 score, making both towns the highest-risk operating environments in the county, though still well within the Low tier statewide. Investors evaluating either market should weigh that population base carefully, as thin rental pools can mean longer vacancy windows when a unit turns over.

Weir, with 704 residents, scores 3.1/10, a moderate step down in risk. The lowest-risk place in the county is McCool, a very small community of 93 residents scoring 2.7/10. That spread makes clear that risk is hyper-local here: the difference between the county's highest and lowest city scores is more than half a point, enough to matter when sizing portfolio exposure.

State-level laws that apply here

Under Mississippi state law, specifically Miss. Code § 89-8 (Landlord and Tenant), landlords serving a non-payment notice must give tenants only 3 days to pay or vacate. A lease-violation cure notice requires 14 days, and a no-cause end-of-term notice requires 30 days. Mississippi does not require just cause for termination, and the state preempts local rent-control ordinances, so no municipality inside Choctaw County can impose rent caps. The full Mississippi eviction process, from notice through judgment, runs 30 to 60 days uncontested and 60 to 120 days if contested.

Cost exposure under the Mississippi eviction costs framework ranges from a court filing fee of $75 to $150, a sheriff lockout fee of $30 to $120, and attorney fees of $500 to $2,500 depending on case complexity and whether the tenant contests. Landlords should budget for the contested range as a planning floor. Mississippi security deposit limits and Mississippi tenant protections are both governed at the state level, leaving landlords in Choctaw County with a consistent and relatively straightforward statutory environment.

With an average poverty rate of 23.1% and a renter share of 30.4% of households, Choctaw County's rental base is relatively small and economically stressed, facts that favor careful tenant screening over volume; the city-by-city risk grid above shows where within the county that pressure is highest.