Quitman County, Mississippi Eviction Risk: Low

Quitman County, Mississippi eviction laws carries a county-wide average eviction-risk score of 4.3/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. That figure masks meaningful variation across the county's 5 tracked cities, where scores run from 3.8 to 4.4. At rank 23 of 82 Mississippi eviction laws counties, 22 counties carry higher risk than Quitman, and 59 are more landlord-friendly, putting Quitman solidly in the higher-risk third of the state. Landlords and investors evaluating this market should treat the county average as a starting point, not a final answer.

The broader operating picture adds context. Roughly 39.9% of county residents rent rather than own, a renter share that sustains demand but also concentrates exposure to stress indicators. The average rent sits at $806 per month, with an average rent burden of 25.9% of household income. A poverty rate of 24.7% is the sharpest risk factor for landlords: a large share of households operating near financial margins means collections pressure can emerge quickly when income shocks occur.

The cities inside Quitman County

The two highest-risk cities in the county are Marks (score 4.4/10, population 1,377) and Lambert (score 4.4/10, population 792). Together they account for the large majority of the county's total tracked population and set the tone for landlord operating conditions in Quitman County. Both cities tie for the riskiest position in the county, and investors concentrating units in either market should plan tenant screening and rent underwriting accordingly.

Below those two, Falcon scores 4.3/10 (population 144), Sledge scores 4/10 (population 270), and Darling, the lowest-risk city in the county, scores 3.8/10 (population 82). The 0.6-point spread from Darling to Marks and Lambert illustrates how hyper-local risk can be even within a single small county. A landlord operating in Darling faces meaningfully different conditions than one holding units in Marks, even though both properties would be just minutes apart.

State-level laws that apply here

Every landlord in Quitman County operates under Miss. Code § 89-8 (Landlord and Tenant). Notice requirements under Mississippi eviction laws state law are relatively compact: 3 days for non-payment of rent, 14 days for a lease violation with an opportunity to cure, and 30 days for an end-of-term or no-cause termination. Mississippi eviction laws does not require just cause to terminate a tenancy, and state law preempts any local rent-control ordinance, so landlords face no local caps on rents or additional no-cause hurdles beyond the 30-day notice. The Mississippi eviction laws eviction process, once notice expires and a tenant does not comply, runs 30 to 60 days for an uncontested case and 60 to 120 days if contested.

Cost exposure is real but bounded. Court filing fees under state guidelines run $75 to $150, sheriff lockout fees run $30 to $120, and attorney fees, if retained, range $500 to $2,500. Understanding Mississippi eviction costs upfront lets landlords price leasing risk into their underwriting rather than absorbing it as a surprise. Fair housing questions in Mississippi eviction laws are handled by the Mississippi Attorney General, Consumer Protection division.

With a poverty rate of 24.7% and a renter share of 39.9%, the financial stress signal in Quitman County is concentrated, making city-level scores the critical variable, so review each city in the grid above before committing capital to any specific address in this market.