Tipton County, Tennessee Eviction Risk: Very Low

Tipton County, Tennessee eviction laws carries an average eviction risk score of 2.4/10, placing it in the Low risk tier overall. That number covers 10 cities across a county of roughly 31,332 tracked residents, with individual city scores spanning 2.7 to 3.6. For landlords evaluating Tennessee markets, the county sits at rank 14 of 95 statewide, meaning 13 counties carry higher risk and 81 are more landlord-friendly. In practical terms, Tipton County sits in the higher-risk third of a state that otherwise leans quite favorably toward owners.

Conditions on the ground are mixed but workable. An average rent of $1,127 and a rent burden of 26.3% of income suggest most renters are not acutely stretched, which reduces the base rate of payment problems. A 29.3% renter share of households is relatively thin, so the tenant pool is limited but tends to be more stable. The 13.5% poverty rate is a variable to watch: it is not extreme, but it is enough to produce collection risk in a downturn.

The cities inside Tipton County

Risk is genuinely hyper-local inside this county, and the spread matters when you are choosing a specific submarket. Covington, the county seat with a population of 8,587, scores 3.6/10, the highest in the county. Mason, a much smaller community of 1,039, scores 3.5/10, making it the second-riskiest market despite its size. Both cities carry materially higher risk than the county average and deserve closer due-diligence on tenant screening practices.

The bulk of the county clusters at lower risk. Atoka, the largest city at 10,385 residents, scores 3.1/10. Munford (6,588) and Brighton (2,889) also score 3.1/10. Gilt Edge and Burlison each score 3.3/10, sitting between the cluster and the higher-risk outliers. The minimum score recorded in the county is 2.7, indicating at least one community where operating conditions are notably more stable than the county average.

State-level laws that apply here

Tennessee state law under T.C.A. § 66-28 (Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act) governs landlord-tenant relationships in Tipton County. For nonpayment of rent, landlords must provide a 7-day notice under TCA § 66-28-505 (as amended by SB-1088). A material breach triggers a 14-day notice, while a non-curable breach requires only a 3-day notice under TCA § 66-28-517. Because Tipton County has a population under 75,000, landlords should also confirm whether the URLTA framework applies or whether the county falls under TCA Title 29 Chapter 18, which requires a 30-day notice. A full breakdown is available through the Tennessee eviction process guide.

Filing fees run $200 to $300 in court, sheriff lockout fees add $40 to $150, and attorney fees commonly range $500 to $2,500, meaning a contested eviction can expose a landlord to several thousand dollars in total outlay before recovering the unit. Uncontested cases resolve in 21 to 45 days; contested matters stretch to 45 to 120 days. Tennessee has no just-cause requirement for termination and the state preempts local rent control, so there are no local rent caps to navigate. Detailed fee schedules and notice requirements are covered in the Tennessee eviction costs guide. Tennessee security deposit limits are set at the state level, with no local overrides permitted.

With a poverty rate of 13.5% and fewer than one in three households renting, Tipton County's risk profile is concentrated in specific cities rather than spread evenly across the county. The city-by-city scores in the grid above are the fastest way to compare submarkets before committing capital.