Coryell County, Texas Eviction Risk: Low

Coryell County, Texas eviction laws carries a county-average eviction risk score of 2.6/10 (Low), a number that reflects broadly stable landlord conditions across the county's 8 cities. That said, "Low" is relative: at rank 32 of 254 Texas counties, Coryell sits in the higher-risk third of the state, with 31 counties scoring worse and 222 scoring more favorably. Investors entering this market should read that as a workable environment, not a frictionless one, particularly in the county's denser rental markets.

The intra-county spread tells the more actionable story. Individual city scores run from 1.8/10 to 3.1/10, a full 1.3-point range that means two properties twenty minutes apart can represent meaningfully different risk profiles. The average rent across the county is $1,151 per month, with an average rent burden of 27.4%, both figures that landlords should weigh against local vacancy cycles when setting lease terms.

The cities inside Coryell County

The highest-risk city in the county is Copperas Cove, scoring 3.1/10 with a population of 37,947. It is by far the largest city in Coryell County and accounts for the bulk of the county's rental inventory. Its score sits a full half-point above the county average, driven by the density of renters and the economic pressures that come with a large military-adjacent workforce population. Landlords with units in Copperas Cove should plan for tighter screening and faster response to delinquency.

Evant scores 2.8/10 and Gatesville, the county seat, scores 2.6/10 with a population of 16,228, matching the county average exactly. At the other end of the spectrum, Fort Hood scores 1.8/10 (population 26,814) and Flat scores 1.9/10, both well below the county midpoint. Risk is genuinely hyper-local here: Copperas Cove and Fort Hood are near neighbors, yet their scores diverge by 1.3 points, a gap that translates directly into different default rates, tenant profiles, and operating costs.

State-level laws that apply here

All landlords in Coryell County operate under Texas state law, specifically Tex. Prop. Code § 91 and § 92 (Residential Tenancies). Texas requires only a 3-day notice to vacate for non-payment of rent (whether the tenant is a first-time or habitual delinquent), lease violations, and holdover situations. For squatters or unauthorized occupants, no notice period is required under Tex. Prop. Code § 24.011 as added by SB-38. Texas does not require just cause for eviction and, under TX Local Gov Code § 214.902, the state preempts any local rent control ordinance, so no Coryell city can cap rents. Understanding the full Texas eviction process, from notice through lockout, is essential before placing tenants here.

On the cost side, the Texas eviction costs a landlord will realistically face include court filing fees of $54 to $125, sheriff lockout fees of $50 to $175, and attorney fees ranging from $500 to $3,500 depending on whether the case is contested. Uncontested cases typically resolve in 21 to 30 days; contested cases can run 45 to 90 days. Source-of-income protection is not mandated under state law, giving landlords broad screening flexibility within fair housing limits enforced by the Texas Workforce Commission, Civil Rights Division.

With an average poverty rate of 10.5% and a renter share of 58.6% across Coryell County, the tenant base is sizable but financially mixed, making city-level scores in the grid above the most reliable tool for comparing specific acquisition targets.