Perry County, Ohio Eviction Risk: Low

Perry County, Ohio scores 2.5/10 (Low) for eviction risk, placing it in the middle third of the state at rank 51 of 88 Ohio eviction laws counties. That means 50 counties carry more risk than Perry County, and 37 are considered more landlord-friendly, so operators here face a moderate baseline rather than an easy market. Across the county's 15 cities, scores span from 1.9 to 3, a two-point range that tells landlords meaningful differences exist even within a relatively contained rural county.

The county's average rent sits at $772 per month against a rent burden rate of 29%, suggesting tenants are generally not overextended, which tends to support stable rent collection. Even so, a poverty rate of 21.1% in the county's total population of roughly 15,663 residents means that income shocks can still translate into delinquency in individual units, and landlords should underwrite accordingly.

The cities inside Perry County

The county seat, Rendville, carries the highest risk at 3/10 and is the largest community in Perry County with a population of 4,519. That score sits a full point above the county average, driven by the concentration of lower-income renters in the urban core. Investors considering New Lexington should factor that elevated risk into screening practices and reserves.

Three cities, Crooksville (pop. 2,379), Roseville (pop. 1,821), and Somerset (pop. 1,216), each score 2.7/10, clustering just below the county average and reflecting similar moderate conditions. At the low end of the risk spectrum, Junction City scores 2.3/10 and Shawnee scores 2.7/10, making them the most landlord-favorable operating environments in the county. Risk is genuinely hyper-local here: the 1.8-point difference between New Lexington and Junction City within a single county boundary is large enough to require city-by-city underwriting rather than a single county-level assumption.

State-level laws that apply here

Every rental in Perry County operates under Ohio eviction laws state law. For nonpayment of rent or a material lease violation, Ohio eviction laws requires just a 3-day notice to vacate under ORC Section 1923.04, one of the shorter notice windows in the country. Month-to-month holdover tenancies require a 30-day notice under ORC Section 5321.17, and a fixed-term lease that simply expires carries no additional notice obligation under ORC Section 1923.02. Ohio eviction laws does not require just cause for eviction and has preempted local rent-control ordinances statewide, so landlords in Perry County are not exposed to local rent caps. A full walkthrough of timelines is available in the Ohio eviction laws eviction process guide. Uncontested cases typically resolve in 21 to 45 days; contested matters can stretch to 45 to 120 days.

Court filing fees run $160 to $250, sheriff lockout fees add $50 to $175, and attorney fees for contested proceedings typically range from $500 to $3,000. Understanding Ohio eviction costs in full before acquiring property helps investors set appropriate cash reserves. Ohio eviction laws's landlord entry notice requirement is 24 hours under ORC Section 5321 (Landlords and Tenants).

With a renter share of 35.8% of occupied housing, Perry County has a meaningful rental population distributed across its 15 cities; use the city grid above to pinpoint which specific markets carry risk above or below the county's 2.5/10 average.