Marshall County, Tennessee Eviction Risk: Very Low

Marshall County earns an average eviction-risk score of 2.4/10, placing it in the Low risk tier and squarely in the middle third of Tennessee's 95 counties. Sixty-two Tennessee eviction laws counties carry higher risk scores and 32 are rated less risky, which means landlords here face fewer systemic headwinds than the majority of the state while still operating in a market that warrants careful lease management. Across the county's 3 cities, scores range from 2.2 to 2.4, a tight band that reflects broadly consistent conditions rather than any sharp pocket of distress. With an average rent of $903 and a rent-burden rate of 27.3%, most renters are stretching but not at the breaking point, and renter households represent 36% of the county's occupied units.

The underlying economic picture adds important texture. A poverty rate of 24.2% sits above state and national averages, signaling that a meaningful share of tenants have limited financial cushion when unexpected expenses hit. For buy-and-hold investors, that dynamic argues for conservative rent-to-income screening and lease terms that minimize turnover friction rather than chasing the highest rent the market will bear.

The cities inside Marshall County

Lewisburg is the county seat and by far the largest market, with a population of 12,861 and a risk score of 2.4/10. It carries the highest score in the county, though that figure is still comfortably in low-risk territory. Landlords operating in Lewisburg eviction risk benefit from the county's deepest rental demand pool, but that scale also means any systemic affordability squeeze shows up here first.

Cornersville (population 1,847, score 2.3/10) and Chapel Hill (population 1,712, score 2.2/10) round out the county. Chapel Hill carries the lowest risk reading in Marshall County, reflecting a small, stable rental market. The 0.2-point spread from Lewisburg down to Chapel Hill is modest, but landlords should still underwrite each sub-market on its own terms. Risk is hyper-local, and a single distressed property cluster can move a small-town figure meaningfully from one cycle to the next.

State-level laws that apply here

Because Marshall County has a population under 75,000, the controlling notice framework defaults to a 30-day notice to vacate under TCA Title 29 Chapter 18 rather than the shorter URLTA timelines. Tennessee state law imposes no just-cause requirement for ending a tenancy, and the state preempts any local attempt to impose rent control, so landlords here face no municipal rent caps.

Understanding the full Tennessee eviction process matters here because even a straightforward uncontested case takes 21 to 45 days from filing to removal, while a contested matter can stretch to 120 days. Direct costs add up quickly: court filing fees run $200 to $300, sheriff lockout fees $40 to $150, and attorney fees typically fall in the $500 to $2,500 range depending on complexity. Tennessee eviction costs at that upper end can approach or exceed several months of rent at the county's average, which is why veteran operators here treat lease screening as their primary loss-control tool. Tennessee security deposit limits and Tennessee tenant protections are governed by T.C.A. § 66-28 (Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act), which also sets habitability obligations under T.C.A. § 66-28-304 and anti-retaliation protections under T.C.A. § 66-28-514.

With a poverty rate of 24.2% and renters making up 36% of occupied units, Marshall County's low aggregate score reflects stable conditions overall, but individual landlords will feel the economic pressure at the lease level; see the city grid above for block-by-block risk readings across Lewisburg eviction risk, Cornersville, and Chapel Hill.