Moore County, Tennessee Eviction Risk: Low

Moore County sits in the southern reaches of Middle Tennessee, home to Lynchburg and the Jack Daniel's Distillery that draws far more visitors than the county's 6,483 residents. As a rental market it is compact and stable: the county scores 3.2/10 (Low) on the Eviction Risk Map index, placing it 93rd of 95 Tennessee eviction laws counties by eviction risk. That rank puts Moore firmly in the lower-risk third of the state, with 63 counties carrying higher scores and only 31 sitting below it. Landlords here operate under a consistent, low-volatility environment - average rents run $886 per month, the rent burden rate is 28.6%, and roughly 35.6% of households are renters.

Lynchburg, the county seat and the county's only incorporated city, accounts for the entire county population and scores 3.2/10 on the same index. Because Moore County falls below Tennessee eviction laws's 75,000-population threshold that triggers the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (URLTA), landlords here operate under the older TCA Title 29 Chapter 18 framework rather than the URLTA's more prescriptive tenant-protection provisions. In practical terms, the required notice to vacate for non-payment is 30 days under TCA Title 29 Chapter 18, compared to the 7-day period URLTA counties use under TCA § 66-28-505. That longer notice window is a notable difference from most urban Tennessee eviction laws markets, and landlords relocating from Davidson or Shelby County should update their lease templates and notices accordingly. Tennessee eviction laws's state preemption statute bars any city or county from enacting local rent control, so there is no local ordinance layered on top of state law here.

Court costs for an eviction filing in Moore County run $200 to $300, with a sheriff's lockout service ranging from $40 to $150. Attorney fees for uncontested matters typically fall between $500 and $2,500. Uncontested cases reach resolution in 21 to 45 days from filing; contested cases can extend to 45 to 120 days. The county's 18.5% poverty rate is worth noting - a modest share of renters are financially stretched, which can slow collections even in straightforward non-payment situations, but the overall risk profile remains well below the Tennessee average of 3.7.

Moore County's 3.2/10 score reflects limited tenant-side legal infrastructure, no local rent-control overlay, and a small, relatively stable renter population. The single-city market means landlord concentration is low and turnover dynamics are predictable, though the below-URLTA population threshold gives tenants a 30-day rather than 7-day default cure window for non-payment cases.