Comanche County, Texas Eviction Risk: Low

Comanche County sits in the rolling Cross Timbers region of north-central Texas, roughly 90 miles southwest of Fort Worth. With a total population near 7,401 and only about 31.5% of households renting, it is one of Texas eviction laws's smaller rural rental markets - but that modest footprint does not mean landlords can ignore the legal landscape. The county earns an overall eviction-risk score of 3.4/10 (Low), placing it 153rd of 254 Texas counties for tenant-side risk, squarely in the middle band. Some 106 Texas counties carry higher risk scores and 147 carry lower ones, so Comanche sits near the middle of the state distribution rather than at either extreme.

Four incorporated places make up the county's rental market, and their scores span a modest range from 3.1 to 3.5/10. The county seat, Comanche (population 4,295), is the largest city and the highest-scoring at 3.5/10 - meaning it has the most tenant-protective combination of local conditions among the four towns, though still firmly in Low territory. De Leon (population 2,516) scores 3.4/10, virtually on par with the county average, and it handles the second-largest share of the county's rental stock. Gustine (population 449) also scores 3.2/10, matching De Leon. At the opposite end, the small community of Proctor (population 141) comes in at 3.1/10, the lowest mark in the county and noticeably below the others - a reflection of its minimal tenant-protection exposure and very thin rental activity.

Average gross rent across Comanche County runs around $799 per month, and the average renter household spends roughly 27.4% of income on housing costs - below the commonly cited 30% stress threshold, though the county's 17% poverty rate means a meaningful share of renters still feel that burden acutely. Texas statewide does not cap rent increases (TX Local Gov Code §214.902 explicitly preempts any local rent-control ordinance), does not require just cause for nonrenewal, and does not extend source-of-income protection to tenants. For landlords, that framework keeps procedural risk low and gives considerable latitude on lease terms and pricing - which is precisely why county scores in this part of the state, including Comanche, tend to cluster in the Low range relative to the Texas average of 3.6/10.

Comanche County's 3.5/10 score reflects a combination of low tenant-protective statute density, a modest local poverty rate (17%), limited renter share (31.5%), and a court system that, for uncontested cases, typically resolves matters within 21-30 days. The 3-day notice requirement under Tex. Prop. Code § 24.005 is among the shortest in the country, and the absence of just-cause requirements or rent caps keeps ongoing landlord exposure limited once a unit is re-leased.