Pierce County, Nebraska Eviction Risk: Low

Pierce County sits in northeastern Nebraska with a population of roughly 5,043 spread across eight incorporated communities. The county carries an eviction risk score of 3.5/10 (Low), placing it 31st of 93 Nebraska counties -- putting it in the higher-risk of the state, with 30 counties scoring higher and 62 scoring lower. Scores across the county's cities run from 3.1 to 4/10, a spread that reflects the modest variation typical of rural Nebraska markets where renter populations are small and regulatory exposure is low statewide.

The county seat of Pierce (population 1,956) scores 3.4/10 and serves as the commercial and agricultural hub of the area. Plainview, with 1,281 residents, is the highest-risk city in the county at 4/10 -- driven by a comparatively higher renter share and tighter rental vacancy conditions relative to county peers. Wausa (population 698) scores 3.2/10, sitting in the middle of the county range. Osmond (647 residents) and McLean (86 residents) both come in at the low end of the scale at 3.2/10 and 3.1/10 respectively. Smaller communities including Hadar (3.2/10), Magnet (3.2/10), and Foster (3.1/10) round out the county's rental landscape, each with fewer than 265 residents and correspondingly thin rental markets.

Nebraska governs landlord-tenant relationships statewide through the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1401 et seq.), which applies uniformly across Pierce County. Landlords must give 24 hours notice before entering a unit under non-emergency conditions. For nonpayment of rent, a 7-day pay-or-quit notice is required; lease violations that can be corrected trigger a 14-day cure notice; and no-cause terminations at end of term require 30 days notice. Nebraska preempts local rent control ordinances, so no city within Pierce County can impose rent caps or rent stabilization measures -- a consistent condition across the state that simplifies portfolio management for landlords operating across multiple Nebraska markets. Average rent in Pierce County runs $987/month, with an average rent burden of 29.8% of household income. The renter share of occupied housing is 23.7%, and the average poverty rate sits at 8.4% -- all figures that support the county's low aggregate risk rating relative to the Nebraska average of 3.6/10.

Pierce County's 3.4/10 score and 31st-of-93 rank reflect a rural landlord environment shaped by stable agricultural employment, low regulatory overhead under Nebraska eviction laws's statewide URLTA framework, and a relatively small renter population. The county's score spread of 3.1 to 4 across its eight cities is narrow, indicating that risk exposure is broadly consistent regardless of which community a landlord operates in.