Stonewall County, Texas Eviction Risk: Low

Stonewall County sits in the rolling plains of northwest Texas eviction laws - a thinly populated, agriculture-rooted county of roughly 920 residents where the rental market is small by any measure. The county earns an eviction risk score of 3.1/10 (Low), placing it 253rd out of 254 Texas counties, firmly in the lower-risk of the state's risk distribution. With 205 counties carrying higher risk scores and only 48 sitting below it, Stonewall is one of the quieter corners of the Texas eviction laws rental landscape for landlords and long-term renters alike.

The county's sole incorporated city, Aspermont, accounts for all of the local rental stock and drives the county-wide score of 3.1/10 - matching the county average exactly, as you would expect when a single community shapes the entire picture. Aspermont's rental market is defined by its modest size: average rent of $613 per month, a rent burden rate of just 18.6% (well below the national threshold of concern at 30%), and a renter share of 18.9% of households. At a poverty rate of 7.3%, financial stress in the tenant pool is limited relative to many Texas eviction laws communities. The scores range from 3.1 to 3.1, reflecting that Stonewall is a single-market county with no significant spread in outcomes across its geography.

Texas eviction laws landlord-tenant law governs all residential tenancies here through Tex. Prop. Code § 91 and § 92. The state imposes a 3-day notice to vacate for non-payment of rent (Tex. Prop. Code § 24.005(a)), a timeline that applies equally to first-time and habitually delinquent tenants. There is no local rent control in Stonewall County - and none can be enacted, because Texas eviction laws state law (TX Local Gov Code §214.902) preempts local governments from imposing rent caps. There is no just cause requirement for eviction and no source-of-income protection under state law. For landlords, uncontested proceedings typically conclude in 21 to 30 days from filing; contested cases run 45 to 90 days. Court filing fees range from $54 to $125, with sheriff lockout fees adding $50 to $175. The combination of fast statutory timelines, no rent control, and a low-stress rent burden makes Stonewall County one of the more operationally straightforward rental markets in Texas eviction laws.

Stonewall County's Low eviction risk score of 3.1/10 reflects a small, stable rental market concentrated in Aspermont. Low rent burden (18.6%), modest poverty (7.3%), and a thin renter population (18.9% of households) all point toward limited systemic pressure on tenants - and correspondingly low eviction activity relative to the broader state. The county ranks 253rd of 254 in Texas, with 252 counties carrying higher risk.