Fannin County, Texas Eviction Risk: Low

Fannin County, Texas eviction laws carries an average eviction-risk score of 1.8/10, placing it in the Low risk tier. Statewide, 140 Texas eviction laws counties score higher and are therefore riskier for landlords, while 113 are more landlord-friendly, putting Fannin County squarely in the middle third of the state. For investors weighing a foothold in Northeast Texas, that positioning signals manageable operating conditions on balance, with average rents of $1,049 and a rent-burden rate of 25.3% that leaves most tenants reasonably able to pay.

Within the county, risk is not uniform. Across 11 cities and a total population of roughly 19,092, individual city scores range from 1.3 to 2.3 out of 10, a spread wide enough that the market a landlord enters matters more than the county average alone. Knowing which communities carry the most exposure is the practical starting point for any acquisition or lease-up decision.

The cities inside Fannin County

The county seat of Bonham, home to roughly 10,697 residents, is the largest market and also among the lowest-risk, scoring 1.5/10. Dodd City sits at the county floor at 1.3/10, giving landlords there the most favorable operating conditions measured on this index. These two communities anchor the low end of the range and account for the bulk of the county's rental inventory.

At the other end, Honey Grove (population 1,824) and Ector (population 820) both score 2.3/10, tied for the county's highest risk. Leonard (population 2,505) follows at 2.2/10, with Savoy and Trenton each at 2.1/10. These smaller communities share a poverty rate context consistent with the county-wide average of 19.9%, which landlords should weigh when evaluating tenant pools and loss reserves. Risk in Fannin County is genuinely hyper-local: a landlord operating two towns apart could face meaningfully different risk profiles.

State-level laws that apply here

All Fannin County landlords operate under Texas state law, specifically Tex. Prop. Code § 91 and § 92 (Residential Tenancies). The standard notice period for non-payment of rent, lease violations, holdover tenants, and end of lease is 3 days under Tex. Prop. Code § 24.005. Unauthorized occupants or squatters can be addressed with no prior notice period under Tex. Prop. Code § 24.011, as added by SB-38. Texas imposes no just-cause requirement for eviction and, through TX Local Gov Code §214.902, preempts any local rent-control ordinance, meaning Fannin County communities cannot cap rents independently of state action. A full walkthrough of the Texas eviction process, from notice through writ of possession, is covered in the statewide guides on this site.

On the cost side, the Texas eviction costs for an uncontested case range from a court filing fee of $54 to $125 plus a sheriff lockout fee of $50 to $175. Attorney fees for contested matters run $500 to $3,500. Uncontested evictions typically resolve in 21 to 30 days; contested cases stretch to 45 to 90 days. Landlords should also review Texas tenant protections and Texas security deposit limits to ensure lease terms and deposit practices are compliant before a dispute arises.

With 35.3% of residents renting and a county poverty rate of 19.9%, landlords here carry real credit risk even in a low-scoring market; the city-by-city grid above is the clearest tool for pinpointing where that risk concentrates across Fannin County's 11 communities.