Maury County, Tennessee Eviction Risk: Very Low

Maury County scores 2.1/10 on the eviction-risk index, placing it in the Low risk tier and putting it solidly in the middle third of Tennessee's 95 counties. Specifically, 56 Tennessee eviction laws counties carry higher risk than Maury County, while 38 are even more landlord-friendly, a position that reflects stable rent-collection conditions without the frictionless environment of the state's lowest-risk rural markets. With an average rent of $1,521 and a rent-burden rate of 27.8%, tenants here are not severely cost-strained, which generally correlates with lower eviction filing volumes and more manageable tenant turnover for operators.

The intra-county score range is narrow, running from 2.4 to 2.5 across the county's 3 scored cities, suggesting relatively consistent operating conditions regardless of which sub-market a landlord targets. Renter households make up 31.4% of the occupied housing base, a meaningful rental demand share that supports investor activity without the tenant-protection friction common in higher-density urban markets.

The cities inside Maury County

At the higher end of local risk, Columbia and Mount Pleasant both score 2.5/10. Columbia eviction risk, the county seat, is the largest rental market in Maury County with a population of 45,441, and its slightly elevated score relative to the county average reflects a denser tenant pool and greater court utilization. Mount Pleasant, with a population of 4,837, shares that 2.5 score despite its small size, a signal that landlords operating in smaller communities are not insulated from the same risk factors.

Spring Hill scores 2.1/10 and, with a population of 55,765, is the most populous city in the county. Its lower risk score, combined with its size, makes it the strongest candidate for buy-and-hold residential investment in Maury County. Risk is hyper-local in any county, however, and the 0.1-point spread between Spring Hill eviction risk and the other two cities is a reminder that neighborhood-level vacancy, tenant income stability, and property class all matter more than county averages alone.

State-level laws that apply here

Maury County falls under Tennessee eviction laws's Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, T.C.A. § 66-28, which sets the procedural rules every landlord in the county must follow. For nonpayment of rent, the required notice period is 7 days under TCA § 66-28-505, as amended by SB-1088. A material lease breach triggers a 14-day notice requirement under the same section, while a non-curable breach requires only a 3-day notice under TCA § 66-28-517. Once a case is filed, an uncontested eviction typically resolves in 21 to 45 days; a contested matter can run 45 to 120 days. For a full breakdown of what those timelines cost, the Tennessee eviction laws eviction process and Tennessee eviction costs guides cover filing fees of $200 to $300, sheriff lockout fees of $40 to $150, and attorney fees of $500 to $2,500.

Tennessee eviction laws does not require just cause for lease nonrenewal, and the state actively preempts any local rent-control ordinance, so landlords in Maury County operate free of the rent caps that complicate investment in some other states. Source-of-income discrimination is not a protected class under state law, giving landlords standard screening flexibility.

With a poverty rate of 9.4% and roughly 31.4% of households renting, Maury County's risk profile is shaped by a moderately sized but financially stable renter base; the city breakdown above shows how that profile shifts from Spring Hill to Columbia and Mount Pleasant.