Lyon County, Nevada Eviction Risk: Moderate

Lyon County carries a 4.1/10 Moderate eviction-risk score across its 6 tracked cities, placing it 4th of 17 Nevada counties, meaning only 3 counties in the state score higher. That position in the higher-risk third of Nevada eviction laws deserves attention: an average rent of $1,448 and a rent-burden rate of 29% indicate a renter base that is operating close to the edge of affordability, even though renters make up just 23.8% of households. For a landlord sizing up the market, Moderate risk is not a red flag on its own, but it does mean that the conditions producing eviction filings, such as income volatility and tight household budgets, are meaningfully present.

The county's intra-county score range, 3.7 to 4.5, is narrow but not trivial. A landlord building a portfolio here could land in meaningfully different operating environments depending on which community they choose. Vacancy-driven pricing pressure, local employment bases, and household income levels all vary city by city, so the county average is only a starting point for due diligence.

The cities inside Lyon County

Fernley, the county's largest city at 24,225 residents, is also its highest-risk market at 5.1/10. As a fast-growing exurb drawing price-sensitive households out of the Reno eviction risk metro, Fernley eviction risk concentrates the rent-burden and income-volatility dynamics that drive eviction activity. Dayton, the county's second-largest city at 15,781 residents, scores 4.8/10, making it the other market where landlords should build conservative underwriting assumptions.

Mid-tier risk sits with Yerington (3.9/10, population 3,150) and Silver Springs (4.5/10, population 5,060), both of which are smaller, more rural markets where the renter pool is thinner and eviction dynamics are less driven by large-scale economic shifts. At the low end, Silver City scores 4.1/10, the most landlord-friendly reading in the county, though its population of just 118 means the rental market is extremely limited. Risk in Lyon County is genuinely hyper-local: the spread between Fernley and Silver City is 1.2 full points, a material difference when projecting eviction-related costs and vacancy risk.

State-level laws that apply here

All Lyon County landlords operate under NRS § 118A (Landlord and Tenant: Dwellings), Nevada eviction laws's statewide residential landlord-tenant code. Notices vary by cause: 7 days for non-payment of rent, 5 days for a lease violation with opportunity to cure, and 30 days for an end-of-term or no-cause termination. Understanding the Nevada eviction laws eviction process is important because timelines compound quickly: an uncontested case runs 21 to 45 days from filing to lockout, while a contested eviction can stretch 45 to 120 days. Court filing fees run $270 to $360, sheriff lockout fees add $75 to $200, and attorney fees typically range $750 to $3,000, meaning a contested case with legal representation can reach well over $3,500 in direct out-of-pocket costs before accounting for lost rent. Nevada eviction costs are a real line item in any operating budget for this market.

On the regulatory side, Nevada eviction laws state law prohibits local rent control through a preemption statute and does not require just cause for non-renewal of a lease. There is no rent-cap formula in force. Landlords must give 24 hours notice before entry under NRS § 118A. Note that source of income is a protected class under Nevada eviction laws law, which affects tenant screening criteria.

With a county-wide poverty rate of 10.3% and renters comprising 23.8% of households, the risk picture in Lyon County is concentrated in a relatively small but financially stretched renter pool, and the city-by-city scores in the grid above show exactly where that pressure is highest.