Caddo County, Oklahoma Eviction Risk: Low

Caddo County, Oklahoma eviction laws earns an average eviction-risk score of 2.5/10 (Low) across its 12 tracked cities, placing it 30th of 77 Oklahoma counties, with 29 counties carrying higher risk and 47 sitting at lower risk. That middle-of-the-pack position reflects a county where landlord-tenant law is relatively workable, rents average $773 per month, and rent burden holds at 25.4% of income on average, a figure that keeps most tenants current without chronic strain. For investors comparing markets across Oklahoma, Caddo County presents modest structural risk rather than a red-flag environment.

The intra-county spread from 1.8 to 2.6 on the 10-point scale is narrow in absolute terms but still meaningful at the operating level. A landlord choosing between two Caddo County towns can face meaningfully different tenant-pool dynamics and local economic pressure, even though both scores fall in the Low tier. Renters make up 34.5% of households, a share that sustains a viable rental market without the high-concentration risk that pushes eviction rates up in more urban counties.

The cities inside Caddo County

The highest-risk cities in the county are Anadarko (population 5,572, score 2.6/10) and Hinton (population 4,909, score 2.6/10), the two largest communities in the county. Both hit the county ceiling, driven by a 22.5% average county poverty rate that bears down harder in the larger service centers. Carnegie scores 2.5/10 and Eakly also scores 2.5/10, staying close to the county average.

At the lower end, Hydro stands apart with the county's lowest score at 1.8/10, a full 0.8 points below Anadarko and Hinton. Cyril and Washita each score 2.2/10, giving landlords with flexibility two smaller markets where operating conditions are noticeably calmer. Risk in Caddo County is hyper-local: the gap between the easiest and hardest markets here is real enough to affect underwriting decisions, even if no city crosses into moderate or high-risk territory.

State-level laws that apply here

All landlords in Caddo County operate under the Oklahoma Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, 41 O.S. § 101 et seq. For nonpayment of rent, the required written notice period is 5 days; a lease-violation cure notice requires 10 days; and a no-cause end-of-term notice requires 30 days. Oklahoma imposes no just-cause requirement for nonrenewal, and the state actively preempts any local rent-control ordinance, so no city within Caddo County can impose its own rent cap or stricter notice rules. Reviewing the full Oklahoma eviction process before filing is worthwhile, since uncontested cases typically resolve in 21 to 45 days while contested matters can run 45 to 100 days.

The direct cost of an eviction action in Oklahoma ranges from a court filing fee of $75 to $175, a sheriff lockout fee of $40 to $125, and attorney fees typically between $500 and $2,500 depending on case complexity. Understanding Oklahoma eviction costs upfront helps landlords build realistic loss-to-lease assumptions when evaluating any Caddo County acquisition.

With a county poverty rate of 22.5% and a renter share of 34.5%, Caddo County's Low overall score reflects manageable but real underlying economic stress; review the city grid above to identify which of the 12 tracked markets best fits your risk tolerance.