Renville County, North Dakota Eviction Risk: Low

Renville County sits in the far north-central corner of North Dakota eviction laws - a stretch of wheat country bordering Saskatchewan with a rental market so small that a handful of units shifting between tenants can visibly move the countywide numbers. The county's eviction risk score comes in at 3.2/10 (Low), placing it 51st out of 53 counties statewide. That ranking puts Renville firmly in the lower-risk third of North Dakota: only 4 counties across the state score lower, while 50 score higher. Within the county itself, scores range from a floor of 3.1/10 up to 3.2/10, a spread that reflects genuine differences in local rental stock rather than any divergence in landlord-tenant law (which is uniform at the state level under N.D.C.C. § 47-16).

The county seat of Mohall anchors the rental market with 634 residents and a score of 3.2/10. Sherwood, the second-largest community at 244 people, comes in at 3.2/10 - slightly below the county average, consistent with its quieter residential character. Lansford (216 residents, 3.2/10) and Carpio (184 residents, 3.1/10) sit near the county average, while Donnybrook - the smallest incorporated place with regular rental activity - posts the county's most landlord-favorable reading at 3.1/10. At the other end of the range, Loraine logs the county's highest individual score at 3.1/10, a reflection of its very small renter pool (18 residents) where even a single delinquent tenancy can push the risk metric noticeably. Landlords operating in Loraine should treat the elevated score as a statistical artifact of scale rather than evidence of structural tenant-protection risk.

The broader market context reinforces the low-risk picture. Average asking rent across Renville County is $697 per month - well below both the North Dakota eviction laws state average and national benchmarks - and the average renter household directs 24.2% of income to rent, a burden rate that falls short of the 30% threshold that typically correlates with payment stress and eviction pressure. About 26% of occupied housing units are renter-occupied, meaning the landlord base is relatively small and relationships between owners and tenants tend to be direct. The poverty rate of 10.6% is in line with rural North Dakota broadly. None of these indicators point to a market prone to widespread nonpayment filings. North Dakota's eviction statute requires only a 3-day notice for nonpayment or lease violations (N.D.C.C. § 47-16), and uncontested cases typically resolve in 21 to 40 days from filing. Court filing fees run $75 to $150 per case. The state does not require just cause for termination, does not protect source of income, and expressly preempts any local rent control ordinance - a landlord-leaning baseline that partly explains why every Renville County community scores in the Low tier. For landlords considering this market, the combination of low rents, limited competition, and a predictable legal environment makes Renville one of North Dakota's more straightforward rural operating areas.

Renville County's Low score of 3.2/10 reflects a convergence of low rent burden (24.2%), minimal tenant-protection statutes, and a small, stable renter base. North Dakota eviction laws's preemption of local rent control and its 3-day nonpayment notice period mean landlords face few procedural obstacles statewide, and Renville's rural scale adds no local friction on top of that baseline.