Aransas County, Texas Eviction Risk: Low

Aransas County, Texas eviction laws carries an average eviction-risk score of 2.1/10 (Low), placing it in the middle third of Texas counties, with 96 of the state's 254 counties scoring higher and 157 scoring lower. Across the county's 5 cities, that average masks a modest but real spread, from a floor of 1.6/10 to a ceiling of 2.2/10, which tells landlords that operating conditions here are generally favorable but are not identical from one community to the next.

With a total population of roughly 13,169 and an average rent of $1,206, the rental market is small in absolute terms. About 27% of households rent, and average rent burden sits at 35.7% of income, a figure that warrants attention when screening applicants, since a meaningful share of tenants are already stretched. Still, the overall risk profile is well below the Texas norm, and investors who understand the local city-level variation will be positioned to make sharper decisions.

The cities inside Aransas County

Holiday Beach leads the county in risk at 2.2/10, which remains a Low score in absolute terms but sits at the top of the local range. Rockport, the county seat and by far the largest city with a population of 10,683, and the smaller coastal community of Fulton both come in at 2.1/10, matching the county average. These three communities account for the bulk of rental inventory in the county, so the headline average is essentially a reflection of conditions in Rockport and its neighbors.

At the lower end, Lamar scores 1.7/10 (population 1,202) and Falman scores 1.6/10 (population 39), pointing to genuinely low eviction-risk environments by any statewide measure. The spread from Falman to Holiday Beach is only 0.6 points, but risk is hyper-local, and landlords should pull city-level data before making acquisition decisions rather than relying on the county average alone.

State-level laws that apply here

Every landlord in Aransas County operates under Texas state law, specifically Tex. Prop. Code § 91 and § 92 (Residential Tenancies). The notice period for non-payment of rent, lease violations, holdover tenancies, and end-of-lease situations is uniformly 3 days under Tex. Prop. Code § 24.005. Unauthorized occupants can be removed without any notice period under Tex. Prop. Code § 24.011, as added by SB-38. Texas requires no just cause to terminate a tenancy, and the state preempts local rent control under TX Local Gov Code § 214.902, so no city within Aransas County can impose rent caps independently.

Anyone planning to enforce an eviction should budget for the full cost picture. Court filing fees run $54 to $125, sheriff lockout fees add another $50 to $175, and attorney fees, if retained, range from $500 to $3,500. An uncontested case typically resolves in 21 to 30 days; a contested case can stretch to 45 to 90 days. Reviewing the Texas eviction process in full before serving a notice is strongly recommended, as is understanding Texas eviction costs so there are no surprises at the courthouse.

With a poverty rate of 15.3% and renters making up 27% of households, Aransas County is a compact but real rental market. The city grid above breaks down individual scores for all five cities, giving landlords the granular view the county average cannot provide on its own.