Grimes County, Texas Eviction Risk: Low

Grimes County sits in east-central Texas, anchored by Navasota (population 8,542) and extending into a spread of small agricultural communities along the Brazos River corridor. The county carries an overall eviction risk score of 3.9/10 (Low), placing it at 41st of 254 Texas counties - squarely in the higher-risk of the state by risk level. That ranking reflects 58 counties with higher eviction pressure and 195 with lower, meaning Grimes occupies a meaningful but not extreme position on the Texas landlord-risk spectrum. Scores across the county's eight cities range from 3.1 to 4, so where a rental sits within Grimes matters as much as the county average.

Navasota drives the population weight here - at 8,542 residents it accounts for roughly 80% of the county's tracked renter base - and it comes in at 4/10, matching the county average almost exactly. The highest-pressure city is Bedias at 3.4/10, a small community of 478 where the combination of high poverty rates and limited renter mobility pushes risk toward the top of the county's range. Iola follows at 3.8/10 with a population of 372. At the lower end, Shiro (159 residents) scores 3.2/10 and Pinebrook (307 residents) scores 3.1/10 - both well below the county average and reflecting the quieter, more stable rental markets in those communities. Plantersville tracks alongside Navasota at 3.2/10, while the county seat Anderson and nearby Richards each come in at 3.2/10 and 3.1/10 respectively.

The county's average rent of $877/month is among the more affordable in the greater Houston eviction risk commuter zone, but 28.2% of renter income going to housing costs and an 18.7% poverty rate mean that a portion of tenants are operating without much financial cushion. That underlying economic stress - combined with Texas's landlord-friendly procedural framework - shapes how eviction risk distributes across Grimes's communities. The renter share stands at 37.1% of households, slightly below the statewide norm, which limits overall portfolio exposure but also reflects limited rental-market depth in the smaller communities. For landlords evaluating Grimes County, the critical takeaway is that the county-level score of 3.9/10 masks meaningful variation: the gap between 3.1 and 4 across cities is wide enough to drive materially different risk profiles depending on property location.

Grimes County's Low risk score of 3.9/10 reflects a Texas eviction laws regulatory environment built around landlord procedural speed - 3-day notices for most violations, no rent control under TX Local Gov Code §214.902, and no just-cause requirement for non-renewal. The county's position at 41st of 254 statewide places it above most Texas counties on risk, though well below the highest-pressure urban markets. Local economic stress (18.7% poverty, $877 average rent) is the primary driver elevating Grimes above the statewide higher-risk baseline.