Guadalupe County, Texas Eviction Risk: Very Low

Guadalupe County, Texas eviction laws carries an average eviction-risk score of 2.4/10 (Low), placing it among the more landlord-friendly markets in the state. Ranked 74 of 254 Texas counties, it sits in the higher-risk third of the state overall, meaning 73 counties score worse and 180 score better, a positioning that rewards careful city selection rather than a blanket bet on the county name. The county's 13 cities span scores from 1.5 to 3/10, a range wide enough that a landlord operating in the wrong city is operating in a meaningfully different risk environment than a peer a few miles away.

With an average rent of $1,623 and an average rent burden of 27.9%, tenants here are not severely cost-stressed by Texas eviction laws standards, which tends to keep eviction filing rates lower. The renter share of 23.7% of households is relatively modest, reflecting the county's predominantly owner-occupied suburban character. A poverty rate of 8.8% is below state norms, reducing the pool of tenants most likely to fall behind on rent. Taken together, these fundamentals support a stable operating environment, but the intra-county spread in city-level scores means due diligence at the city level remains essential.

The cities inside Guadalupe County

The highest-risk location in the county is Redwood, scoring 3/10 with a population of 3,441. Seguin and Marion both score 2.8/10, with Seguin as the county's third-largest city at 33,754 residents. McQueeney and New Berlin each score 2.7/10. These five cities account for the upper end of the county's risk range and warrant tighter screening standards and closer attention to lease terms.

At the other end of the spectrum, Cibolo, the county's second-largest city at 35,109 residents, scores just 1.5/10, the lowest in the county and a strong signal for investors prioritizing predictability. Schertz, the largest city at 44,050 residents, scores 2.1/10, Lake Dunlap scores 1.8/10, and Geronimo scores 2/10. Risk in Guadalupe County is genuinely hyper-local: the difference between Cibolo and Redwood is not marginal, it is the difference between the county's floor and ceiling.

State-level laws that apply here

Under the Texas eviction laws eviction process, landlords must serve a written notice to vacate before filing in court. For non-payment of rent, whether by a first-time or habitually delinquent tenant, the required notice period is 3 days under Tex. Prop. Code § 24.005(a). The same 3-day period applies to lease violations and holdover tenants. Squatters and unauthorized occupants may be removed without any notice period under Tex. Prop. Code § 24.011 as added by SB-38. Once filed, an uncontested case typically resolves in 21 to 30 days; a contested case can extend to 45 to 90 days. Court filing fees run $54 to $125, sheriff lockout fees $50 to $175, and attorney fees typically fall in the $500 to $3,500 range, making total out-of-pocket costs variable depending on whether the tenant contests.

Texas eviction laws state law imposes no rent control and no just-cause-for-eviction requirement, and the state preempts any local attempts to enact rent control under TX Local Gov Code § 214.902. Source-of-income is not a protected class under Texas eviction laws fair housing law. For a full breakdown of allowable charges and tenant remedies, the Texas eviction costs guide and the Texas tenant protections guide cover the statutory framework in detail. No local ordinances in Guadalupe County override these state defaults.

With a county poverty rate of 8.8% and renters making up just 23.7% of households, Guadalupe County's fundamentals are sound, but the city-by-city grid above is where the real operating decision lives: a 1.5/10 in Cibolo and a 3/10 in Redwood are not the same market.