Nacogdoches County, Texas Eviction Risk: Low

Nacogdoches County carries an average eviction-risk score of 2.4/10 (Low), placing it 40th out of 254 Texas counties, where rank 1 is the highest risk. That position means 39 counties are riskier and 214 are more landlord-friendly, putting Nacogdoches County in the higher-risk third of the state. For landlords and investors, the Low label is real, but the county's standing within Texas deserves a clear-eyed read: operating conditions here are manageable, not exceptional.

Across the county's 6 tracked cities, individual scores range from 2.2 to 3/10, a spread that matters at the property level. The average rent is $956, rent burden sits at 35.9% of income, and a renter share of 58.1% means the majority of households across the county are tenants, which drives both opportunity and exposure for landlords.

The cities inside Nacogdoches County

The highest-risk location in the county is Garrison, scoring 3/10 with a population of 1,065. Appleby follows at 2.8/10 (population 619), and Cushing comes in at 2.7/10 (population 784). These three smaller communities sit noticeably above the county average, and landlords acquiring rental units there should build tighter screening and reserve assumptions into their underwriting.

The county seat of Nacogdoches scores exactly at the county average, 2.4/10, and accounts for the overwhelming majority of the county's population at 32,197 residents. At the low end, Redfield scores 2.2/10 (population 625), the most landlord-favorable reading in the county. Risk is genuinely hyper-local here: two properties a few miles apart in different jurisdictions can carry meaningfully different operating profiles.

State-level laws that apply here

Texas state law governs the eviction framework for every city in Nacogdoches County. Under Tex. Prop. Code § 24.005, the notice period for non-payment of rent, lease violations, and holdover tenancies is 3 days. Squatters and unauthorized occupants can be removed with 0 days notice under Tex. Prop. Code § 24.011 as added by SB-38. An uncontested eviction typically resolves in 21 to 30 days; a contested case can stretch to 45 to 90 days. Out-of-pocket costs range from a court filing fee of $54 to $125, a sheriff lockout fee of $50 to $175, and attorney fees of $500 to $3,500 depending on complexity. Reviewing the Texas eviction process before your first filing is strongly advisable; landlords new to the state should also check Texas eviction costs to model worst-case scenarios accurately.

Texas does not require just cause to terminate a tenancy, and state law preempts any local rent-control ordinance under TX Local Gov Code § 214.902, so no city within Nacogdoches County can impose rent caps. Source of income is not a protected class under the state fair-housing framework administered by the Texas Workforce Commission, Civil Rights Division. Retaliation protections for tenants are codified at Tex. Prop. Code § 92.331, and habitability obligations appear at § 92.052.

With a poverty rate of 29.1% and more than half of all households renting, the tenant pool in Nacogdoches County is financially stretched, which reinforces the importance of thorough income and credit screening before placement; see the city grid above for how risk breaks down block by block across the county.