Andrews County, Texas Eviction Risk: Low

Andrews County carries an average eviction-risk score of 3.2/10, placing it in the low tier and squarely in the lower-risk third of Texas. Of the state's 254 counties, 170 score higher than Andrews County, meaning the overwhelming majority of Texas eviction laws markets carry more landlord-side exposure. For an investor weighing where to place capital across the Permian Basin region, that positioning matters: the structural eviction pressure here is modest, and day-to-day landlord operations tend to run with fewer friction points than in higher-density urban cores.

Within the county, risk is not uniform. Scores range from 0.9 at the low end to 1.6 at the high end across 2 cities, a spread that rewards investors who look at the city level rather than relying solely on the county average. Average rent across Andrews County sits at $1,331 per month, with renters carrying an average rent burden of 23.1% of income, a figure that falls comfortably below the 30% threshold that signals elevated payment stress.

The cities inside Andrews County

Andrews, the county seat, is both the largest city and the highest-risk market in the county, with a population of 13,468 and a risk score of 3.2/10. That score still sits in the low tier statewide, but landlords operating in Andrews should treat it as the baseline exposure point for the county. Tenant turnover rates, local court familiarity with eviction procedures, and rental demand all tend to concentrate here.

McKinney Acres, with a population of 562 and a score of 3.3/10, represents the lowest-risk operating environment in Andrews County. The gap between Andrews at 1.6 and McKinney Acres at 0.9 illustrates a principle that holds across most rural Texas counties: risk is hyper-local, and a single county average can obscure meaningful differences between communities a few miles apart. Investors evaluating specific acquisitions should pull city-level data rather than relying on the county headline figure.

State-level laws that apply here

Texas state law governs all residential tenancies in Andrews County under Tex. Prop. Code § 91 and § 92 (Residential Tenancies). Notice requirements are notably short: landlords may serve a 3-day notice for non-payment of rent (whether a first-time or habitual delinquent tenant), for any lease violation, and for end-of-lease holdover situations. For squatters or unauthorized occupants, Tex. Prop. Code § 24.011 as added by SB-38 allows immediate action with no advance notice period. Texas imposes no just-cause requirement for eviction and no rent control, and state law actively preempts any local jurisdiction from imposing rent caps under TX Local Gov Code §214.902. Understanding the full Texas eviction process is important because even a straightforward uncontested case runs 21 to 30 days from filing to judgment, while a contested matter extends to 45 to 90 days.

On the cost side, reviewing Texas eviction costs reveals that court filing fees range from $54 to $125, sheriff lockout fees from $50 to $175, and attorney fees from $500 to $3,500 depending on case complexity. These ranges apply county-wide regardless of which city a property sits in, since they flow from state statute and local court schedules rather than municipal rules.

Andrews County carries a poverty rate of 14.4% and a renter share of 23.6% of households, both figures that help explain the county's relatively contained eviction-risk profile; see the city grid above to compare Andrews and McKinney eviction risk Acres side by side before making acquisition decisions.