Logan County, Ohio Eviction Risk: Very Low

Logan County scores 2.4/10 (Low risk) across its 15 municipalities, placing it 49th of 88 Ohio eviction laws counties by eviction risk, meaning 48 counties carry more risk and 39 are more landlord-friendly. For investors, that middle-of-the-state position translates to genuinely manageable operating conditions: an average rent of $823, a rent burden of 22.6%, and no local rent control to navigate.

The intra-county spread, from a low of 2.4/10 to a high of 4.1/10, is the more important figure for anyone buying or managing specific assets. A score difference of 1.7 points across a single county is enough to shift a portfolio from clearly low-risk to borderline moderate, so city-level due diligence matters as much here as it does in larger Ohio markets.

The cities inside Logan County

Bellefontaine anchors the county seat and, at 2.4/10, carries the highest eviction risk of any city here. With a population of 13,807, it accounts for the bulk of the county's rental units and is where tenant-side stress tends to concentrate. Russells Point and Valley Hi both score 2.8/10, and Chippewa Park and Huntsville each sit at 2.8/10, rounding out the higher-risk tier worth closer inspection before acquiring rental property.

On the lower end, De Graff and West Liberty both score 2.4/10, and Rushsylvania comes in at 2.3/10. These smaller communities represent the quieter, more landlord-stable corners of the county. The gap between Bellefontaine at 4.1 and De Graff at 2.8 underscores how hyper-local risk is: two municipalities in the same county can present meaningfully different operating environments for a rental portfolio.

State-level laws that apply here

Ohio law under ORC § 5321 (Landlords and Tenants) sets the statutory framework for every lease in Logan County. Nonpayment of rent and material lease violations each require a 3-day notice to vacate before filing, while month-to-month holdovers require 30 days. Fixed-term leases require no pre-expiration notice at all under ORC § 1923.02. Ohio does not require just cause for non-renewal, and the state preempts any local rent control ordinance, so landlords here operate under a single, consistent statewide ruleset. For a full walkthrough of what comes next, the Ohio eviction process covers the court timeline in detail: uncontested cases run 21 to 45 days; contested ones stretch to 45 to 120 days.

On the cost side, court filing fees run $160 to $250, sheriff lockout fees add $50 to $175, and attorney fees range from $500 to $3,000 depending on complexity. Ohio eviction costs vary considerably by whether a tenant contests the proceeding, which is why understanding the statute before a vacancy event, not during one, is the smarter approach. Landlords must also provide 24 hours notice before entry, per ORC § 5321.04.

With a poverty rate of 16.4% and a renter share of 35.4% across the county's 15 cities, Logan County's risk profile is uneven enough that the city-level grid above is the right place to start any location-specific analysis.