Brazoria County, Texas Eviction Risk: Very Low

Brazoria County posts a county-wide average eviction-risk score of 2.3/10 (Low), placing it 67th out of 254 Texas counties on the risk index, where rank 1 is the highest-risk county. That position means 66 counties statewide are riskier for landlords, but 187 are calmer, which puts Brazoria County in the higher-risk third of Texas. For investors surveying the Houston metro's southern fringe, the headline figure signals a generally workable market, but it hides a spread wide enough to matter.

The county's 27 incorporated cities span scores from 1.6 to 3.7, a full 2.1-point range within a single county. Average rent sits at $1,625, rent burden at 29.5% of income, and renters make up 28.2% of households, a relatively contained renter base compared to major urban cores in Texas. At 7.5% poverty, the county's financial-stress profile is modest, but it is not uniform across communities.

The cities inside Brazoria County

The riskiest markets in the county cluster at the south end and along the coast. The city of Brazoria and Quintana both score 3.7/10, the county's ceiling. Freeport, with a population of 10,621, scores 3.6/10, as do Richwood and Rosharon. Sweeny and Oyster Creek come in at 3.4/10, and Lake Jackson, despite a population of 27,974, reaches 3.2/10. In these communities, eviction filings are measurably more frequent relative to the renter base, and landlords should underwrite accordingly.

The low end of the scale tells a different story. Pearland, the county's largest city at 127,514 residents, scores 1.6/10, the lowest in the county. Alvin at 28,333 residents scores 1.9/10, and Angleton at 19,972 residents comes in at 2.0/10. The gap between Pearland and the city of Brazoria is wider than the difference between many pairs of neighboring counties, which underscores how hyper-local risk is inside Brazoria County. A portfolio decision made at the county level alone will miss this granularity entirely.

State-level laws that apply here

Texas state law governs the eviction process for every city in the county under Tex. Prop. Code sections 91 and 92. Non-payment of rent and lease violations each require just a 3-day notice to vacate, and holdover tenants also receive a 3-day notice. For squatters or unauthorized occupants, Tex. Prop. Code section 24.011 (as added by SB-38) allows a 0-day notice, meaning the landlord can proceed to filing immediately. Texas does not require just cause for non-renewal, and state law preempts any local rent control ordinance under TX Local Gov Code section 214.902, so no city in Brazoria County can impose rent caps or stronger tenant protections. Those looking for a full breakdown of the Texas eviction process or a clear accounting of Texas eviction costs should review those guides before budgeting.

Cost benchmarks under current Texas statute: court filing fees run $54 to $125, sheriff lockout fees add $50 to $175, and attorney fees for a straightforward case typically run $500 to $3,500. An uncontested case resolves in roughly 21 to 30 days from filing; a contested case can stretch to 45 to 90 days. Source-of-income discrimination is not a protected class under Texas state law, giving landlords broad screening flexibility, though federal fair housing rules still apply through the Texas Workforce Commission, Civil Rights Division.

With a countywide poverty rate of 7.5% and renters representing 28.2% of occupied units, Brazoria County's aggregate risk profile is relatively contained, but the city-level grid above shows where that aggregate frays at both extremes.