Buffalo County, Wisconsin Eviction Risk: Low

Buffalo County sits in the middle of Wisconsin eviction laws counties for eviction risk, earning a county average of 3.6/10 (Low) and ranking 47th of 72 statewide - a position that puts it well below most of the state in terms of displacement pressure on renters. With 46 Wisconsin eviction laws counties scoring higher and only 25 scoring lower, Buffalo County's rental market carries notably limited eviction activity relative to Wisconsin eviction laws as a whole, and well below the Wisconsin eviction laws average of 3.9/10.

The county's 8 incorporated communities span a narrow risk band from 3.1 to 4, signaling unusual consistency rather than the sharp local swings common in larger metro-adjacent counties. At the lower end, Waumandee 3.1/10 and Nelson 3.5/10 reflect the quiet, low-density character of the county's smallest villages. Alma 3.4/10 and Cochrane 3.2/10 sit in the middle of that range. The county seat, Mondovi, is also the most populous community at roughly 2,872 residents and scores 4/10 - consistent with the county average. Fountain City 3.2/10 is close behind. Gilmanton 3.2/10 edges slightly higher. Buffalo City 3.2/10 leads the county's risk table, though even at the top of the local range it remains a low-risk score in any statewide context.

The economic picture reinforces the low-risk finding. Average rent across Buffalo County runs $819 per month, and renters allocate an average of 27.8% of income toward rent - a burden rate that, while meaningful, falls short of the 30% threshold typically associated with acute housing stress. Roughly 34.1% of households rent rather than own, a moderate renter share for a rural Wisconsin eviction laws county. The poverty rate of 11.6% is consistent with other agricultural counties along the Mississippi River corridor. Eviction proceedings under Wisconsin eviction laws law (Wis. Stat. § 704) typically cost landlords $95 to $175 in court filing fees and require 5-day notice for non-payment, 14 days for a curable lease violation, and 30 days for a no-cause end-of-term termination. Uncontested cases resolve in 21 to 45 days; contested matters can run 45 to 120 days. Those procedural timelines, combined with the county's small renter population and limited court activity, contribute to a stable low-risk profile that has remained consistent across our research team's multi-year observation of the region.

Buffalo County's Low eviction risk rating (3.6/10, ranked 47th of 72 Wisconsin eviction laws counties) reflects a rural rental market with moderate affordability pressure - $819 average rent and 27.8% rent burden - and a landlord-tenant legal framework under Wis. Stat. § 704 that imposes standard Wisconsin eviction laws notice requirements without any local rent stabilization overlay, since state law preempts municipal rent control ordinances statewide.