Logan County, West Virginia Eviction Risk: Low

Logan County carries an average eviction-risk score of 3/10 (Low), placing it among the least landlord-stressful markets in West Virginia eviction laws. Across all 30 communities tracked in the county, landlords generally face a tenant base with moderate turnover pressure and a legal environment that, under state law, does not stack procedural obstacles in their way. The county sits at rank 52 of 55 West Virginia eviction laws counties, meaning only 3 counties in the state are more landlord-friendly than Logan County, while 51 are riskier, confirming this is comfortably in the lower-risk third of the state.

The intra-county range runs from 1.5 to 3.4, a spread that matters in practice. An average rent of $761 and a renter share of 30.1% suggest a small but stable tenant pool, though a poverty rate of 24.2% and average rent burden of 31.4% are meaningful signals that a portion of tenants operate close to the financial edge. Investors and landlords should price that concentration of financial stress into their underwriting, particularly at the higher-risk end of the county's range.

The cities inside Logan County

Risk in Logan County is decidedly hyper-local. Chapmanville, with a population of 928, carries the county's highest score at 3.4/10, followed by the city of Logan (pop. 1,294) at 3.3/10 and Accoville (pop. 916) at 3.2/10. Mount Gay-Shamrock (pop. 1,166) rounds out the upper tier at 3.1/10. Landlords concentrating portfolios in any of these communities should build eviction timelines and vacancy reserves into their cash-flow models at rates appropriate for a mid-risk market.

The contrast with lower-risk communities in the same county is sharp. Mallory (pop. 1,417) and Gilbert Creek (pop. 1,061) both score 1.7/10, and McConnell (pop. 818) comes in at 1.8/10. These communities represent the county's most operationally stable environments for buy-and-hold rental strategies. A landlord whose properties span both ends of this range is effectively operating in two different risk environments under the same county name.

State-level laws that apply here

West Virginia state law under W. Va. Code § 37-6 (Landlord and Tenant) sets the procedural floor for every property in Logan County. For non-payment of rent, no advance notice period is required before filing, which is one of the most landlord-favorable notice rules in the country. A lease violation carries a 14-day cure notice, and terminating a month-to-month tenancy requires 30 days notice. West Virginia eviction laws does not require just cause for non-renewal, and state law preempts local rent control, so no city in Logan County can impose rent caps or additional notice burdens beyond the state baseline. Understanding the full West Virginia eviction laws eviction process, including how quickly uncontested cases can resolve (as few as 21 days, up to 45), is essential before acquiring rental property here.

Total eviction costs under state law range from court filing fees of $75 to $150, sheriff lockout fees of $30 to $125, and attorney fees of $500 to $2,500, depending on case complexity and whether the tenant contests. Contested matters can run 45 to 100 days from filing to possession. West Virginia eviction costs are low relative to coastal markets, but landlords should budget for the full range when tenant finances are strained. West Virginia security deposit limits and West Virginia tenant protections are governed at the state level, and local ordinances in Logan County add no additional layer on top of them.

With a poverty rate of 24.2% and a renter share of 30.1%, Logan County's rental market is small and concentrated, and individual city scores in the grid above range widely enough that the specific community, not just the county average, should drive any acquisition decision.