Itawamba County, Mississippi Eviction Risk: Very Low

Itawamba County, Mississippi scores 2.9/10 on the eviction-risk index, placing it in the Low risk tier. Of the 82 counties tracked across Mississippi eviction laws, only 5 rank as less risky for landlords, meaning this is genuinely one of the more landlord-friendly operating environments in the state. Across the county's 3 mapped cities, individual scores run from 2.7 to 3, a tight band that signals consistent, predictable conditions rather than pockets of elevated exposure.

With an average rent of $746 and a rent burden rate of 25.7%, most renters here are not financially stretched to the breaking point. A renter share of 31.7% and a poverty rate of 11.1% suggest a modest rental market, but not one characterized by chronic instability. For a small-portfolio landlord or a buy-and-hold investor, those fundamentals translate to relatively low churn and a tenant base that is not under acute economic pressure.

The cities inside Itawamba County

Fulton, the county seat and largest city with a population of 4,576, carries the highest risk score in the county at 3/10. That is still comfortably in the Low tier, and a score of 3 reflects a market where eviction pressure exists but is not a dominant operating concern. Tremont, a smaller community of 349 residents, comes in at 2.8/10. Mantachie, with 1,950 residents, posts the lowest score in the county at 2.7/10, making it the calmest rental environment of the three.

The gap between Fulton at 3/10 and Mantachie at 2.7/10 is real but narrow, which means landlords operating across multiple cities in the county face largely similar conditions. Risk here is still hyper-local, even within a uniformly low-risk county, so investors evaluating individual acquisitions should weight each city's specific score rather than relying on the county average alone.

State-level laws that apply here

Under Mississippi eviction process rules governed by Miss. Code § 89-8 (Landlord and Tenant), landlords must serve a 3-day notice for non-payment of rent, a 14-day notice for a lease violation with opportunity to cure, and a 30-day notice for end-of-term or no-cause terminations. An uncontested case typically resolves in 30 to 60 days; a contested matter can extend to 60 to 120 days. Court filing fees range from $75 to $150, sheriff lockout fees from $30 to $120, and attorney fees from $500 to $2,500 depending on case complexity.

Mississippi security deposit limits and Mississippi tenant protections are worth reviewing in full before setting lease terms here. Notably, Mississippi eviction laws does not require just cause for non-renewal, imposes no rent cap, and state law preempts any local rent-control ordinance, so landlords face a uniform regulatory floor statewide with no patchwork of municipal restrictions to navigate.

With a county poverty rate of 11.1% and a renter share of 31.7%, Itawamba County's rental market is small but stable. The city-level breakdown above shows where within the county the modest differences in risk actually land.