Wyoming County, Pennsylvania Eviction Risk: Moderate

Wyoming County, Pennsylvania eviction laws carries an average eviction-risk score of 3.8/10 (Low), placing it at rank 57 of 67 Pennsylvania eviction laws counties, where rank 1 is the highest-risk, least landlord-friendly. In practical terms, 56 counties in Pennsylvania are riskier than Wyoming County, and only 10 are less risky, putting it firmly in the lower-risk third of the state. For landlords and investors, that translates to a market where structural conditions, tenant stability, and the legal environment are comparatively workable, though local variation within the county is real and worth understanding before committing capital.

Across the county's 8 tracked cities, risk scores range from 2.5 to 4.5, a two-point spread on a 10-point scale. Average rent sits at $978 per month, and roughly 37% of residents are renters, giving landlords a meaningful renter pool without the concentrated tenant-turnover pressures common in larger urban markets. A rent burden of 33.3% of income, however, tells you that many tenants are stretching their budgets, which can be a leading indicator of payment stress in a downturn.

The cities inside Wyoming County

The highest-risk cities in the county are Laceyville and Mehoopany, both scoring 4.5/10. Laceyville has a population of 423 and Mehoopany has a population of 317, making both small markets where a handful of troubled tenancies can skew local conditions noticeably. Lake Winola comes in close behind at 4.3/10 with a population of 572. Landlords operating in these three communities should plan for moderately elevated risk relative to the county average.

At the other end of the spectrum, Meshoppen scores 2.5/10, the lowest in the county, suggesting a calmer operating environment for landlords with holdings there. The two largest cities by population, Tunkhannock (1,636) and Factoryville (1,368), both sit exactly at the county average of 3.8/10, representing the closest thing to a baseline operating experience for investors in Wyoming County. Noxen (3.9/10, population 690) and West Falls (4.1/10, population 379) occupy the middle-upper range. The key takeaway is that risk is hyper-local: a landlord operating in Meshoppen faces a materially different environment than one operating in Laceyville, even though both are in the same county.

State-level laws that apply here

Pennsylvania eviction laws eviction law under 68 P.S. § 250.101 et seq. (Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951) governs all landlords in Wyoming County. Notice requirements vary by reason: nonpayment of rent requires a 10-day notice; a material breach for tenancies under one year requires 15 days; a material breach for tenancies of one year or more requires 30 days; and a lease-end termination requires no advance notice period. Landlords considering the Pennsylvania eviction laws eviction process should budget for total costs that include court filing fees of $130 to $250, sheriff lockout fees of $50 to $150, and attorney fees of $500 to $3,000 depending on case complexity. An uncontested case typically resolves in 30 to 60 days; a contested matter can run 60 to 150 days.

Pennsylvania eviction costs are not trivial even in low-risk markets, which is a useful reality check for underwriting. On the regulatory side, Pennsylvania eviction laws imposes no rent control and requires no just cause for non-renewal, and state law preempts local rent-control ordinances, so no Wyoming County municipality can enact its own cap. Source-of-income protection is not mandated under state law. For a full breakdown of renter rules, see the Pennsylvania security deposit limits and Pennsylvania tenant protections guides applicable statewide.

With an average poverty rate of 17.7% across Wyoming County's tracked cities, some caution around tenant screening remains prudent despite the county's overall low-risk profile; the city-by-city grid above shows where that stress concentrates most.