Webb County, Texas Eviction Risk: Low

Webb County carries an average eviction-risk score of 2/10, placing it in the Low tier and landing it at rank 115 of 254 Texas eviction laws counties, meaning 114 counties are riskier and 139 are more landlord-friendly. For investors evaluating a South Texas border market, that average signals relatively manageable operating conditions, though the county's 39 incorporated places spread across a range of 1.9 to 3.3, so the figure is a starting point rather than a final answer.

The county's average rent of $1,020 per month and a rent-burden rate of 32.6% reflect tenants who are financially stretched: a meaningful share of renters here are spending more than a third of income on housing, which elevates collection risk even in a low-scoring county. Landlords who underwrite deals on the county average alone may be surprised by the variance city to city.

The cities inside Webb County

Laredo dominates the county's population base with 257,619 residents and scores 1.9/10, the lowest in the county. For operators with scale ambitions, Laredo's low risk profile and large renter pool are the primary draw in Webb County.

The picture shifts materially in the smaller communities along the Rio Grande. Rio Bravo, with a population of 4,491, records the county's highest score at 3.3/10. Los Altos (3/10), Ranchitos East (3/10), San Carlos I (3/10), and Los Veteranos I (3/10) cluster at the same threshold, each representing elevated relative risk compared to the county average. Even the difference between Laredo at 1.9 and Rio Bravo at 3.3 is not trivial in a county whose entire range spans only 1.4 points, illustrating that eviction risk is hyper-local even within a single low-scoring county.

State-level laws that apply here

Under Texas state law, specifically Tex. Prop. Code § 24.005, landlords across Webb County must serve a 3-day notice before filing for eviction in cases of non-payment of rent, lease violations, and holdover tenancies. Unauthorized occupants and squatters may be addressed with no prior 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 run 45 to 90 days. Landlords should budget court filing fees of $54 to $125, sheriff lockout fees of $50 to $175, and attorney fees of $500 to $3,500 depending on complexity. For a full breakdown of what the process looks like step by step, see the Texas eviction process guide.

Texas has no statewide just-cause eviction requirement, and state law under TX Local Gov Code §214.902 preempts any local attempt to impose rent control, so landlords in Webb County are not subject to rent caps or cause-based termination mandates. Source-of-income is not a protected class under Texas state fair-housing statutes. Reviewing Texas eviction costs before acquiring property here will help you set realistic legal reserves at the asset level.

With 21.8% of residents below the poverty line and renters making up 35.7% of households, Webb County's low average score reflects relatively straightforward state-law procedures rather than a uniformly low-risk tenant pool; the city-level grid above shows where that underlying economic stress concentrates most.