Chambers County, Texas Eviction Risk: Very Low

Chambers County, Texas scores 2.3/10 (Low) on eviction risk, averaged across 8 cities with a total population of roughly 21,924. That headline number suggests a relatively calm operating environment, but the county's rank of 72 of 254 Texas counties places it in the higher-risk third of the state, meaning 71 counties are riskier and 182 are less so. For landlords and investors, the practical read is that Chambers County is workable but not the easiest Texas market, with rent burden sitting at an average of 27% of income and an average rent of $1,589 per month.

The within-county spread tells a more specific story. Individual city scores range from 1.6 to 2.6, a full point of variation that matters considerably when selecting a specific submarket. With roughly 25.5% of households renting and a poverty rate of 15.3%, the county presents a tenant base where income stress is a real factor, even if aggregate eviction-risk numbers remain in the Low tier overall.

The cities inside Chambers County

At the higher end of the risk range, Anahuac (population 2,892) and Cove (population 378) both score 2.6/10, the highest readings in the county. Morgan's Point (population 233) follows at 2.5/10. These three cities warrant closer due-diligence on tenant income stability and local vacancy conditions before committing capital. Mont Belvieu, the county's largest city at 9,020 residents, scores 2.3/10, sitting just above the county average and representing the largest concentration of renter households in the area.

On the other end, Beach City (population 3,309) comes in at 1.6/10, the lowest risk reading in the county, followed by Oak Island at 1.8/10 and Winnie at 1.9/10. Risk in Chambers County is genuinely hyper-local: a landlord operating in Beach City faces a meaningfully different profile than one in Anahuac, even though both sit within the same county boundary.

State-level laws that apply here

Texas state law governs the full eviction framework for every city in this county. Under the Texas eviction process, landlords must serve a 3-day notice to vacate for non-payment of rent (whether the tenant is a first-time or habitual delinquent), lease violations, holdover situations, and end-of-lease-term cases. Squatter or unauthorized-occupant situations require no notice period at all. Texas imposes no just-cause requirement for eviction and no statewide rent control, and state law explicitly preempts any local government from enacting rent caps under TX Local Gov Code § 214.902.

When a case proceeds to court, landlords should budget for filing fees of $54 to $125, sheriff lockout fees of $50 to $175, and attorney fees that typically run $500 to $3,500 depending on complexity and whether the case is contested. For a full breakdown of what enforcement actually costs in this state, see Texas eviction costs. An uncontested case resolves in roughly 21 to 30 days; a contested matter can stretch 45 to 90 days. Landlords also carry statutory obligations around habitability under Tex. Prop. Code § 92.052 and must avoid retaliatory conduct under § 92.331. For a complete picture of tenant rights in this framework, review Texas tenant protections before drafting lease agreements.

With a poverty rate of 15.3% and only about 25.5% of residents renting, the tenant pool in Chambers County is relatively small but carries notable income stress, making city-level selection, shown in the grid above, essential to managing actual exposure.