Calumet County, Wisconsin Eviction Risk: Low

Calumet County scores 2.7/10 on the eviction-risk index, placing it in the Low risk tier and ranking it 47th of 72 Wisconsin eviction laws counties, meaning 46 counties carry more landlord risk and only 25 are friendlier to operate in. Across 14 cities with a combined population of roughly 31,901, landlords generally work in a stable, low-friction environment: the average renter share is just 17%, poverty sits at 5.1%, and average rent runs $1,128 per month with tenants spending an average of 28% of income on housing. That combination points to a market where tenants are typically able to pay and disputes are relatively uncommon by Wisconsin standards.

That said, the county is not uniform. Risk scores across its cities range from 2.6 to 3.9, a spread wide enough to matter when deciding where to acquire or concentrate units. Landlords who treat Calumet County as a single operating environment may find their experience at the low end or high end of that range differs meaningfully from the county average.

The cities inside Calumet County

The highest-risk city in the county is Hilbert, scoring 3.9/10, noticeably above the county average despite its small size of around 988 residents. Harrison, the county's largest city at 13,658 residents, comes in second at 3.5/10, followed by Stockbridge at 3.4/10 and Brillion at 3.3/10. These four communities represent the higher-friction end of the local market, where tenant financial stress is somewhat more elevated.

At the other end, New Holstein and St. Nazianz both score 2.6/10, the lowest readings in the county, while Sherwood (2.8/10, population 3,252) and Chilton (2.9/10, population 4,049) also sit well below the county average. Risk in Calumet County is genuinely hyper-local: two communities can sit a few miles apart and differ by more than a full point on the index. Investors should underwrite at the city level, not the county level.

State-level laws that apply here

Every landlord operating in Calumet County works within Wisconsin eviction laws state law under Wis. Stat. § 704 (Landlord and Tenant). For non-payment of rent, Wisconsin eviction laws requires a 5-day notice before filing; lease violations carry a 14-day cure notice, and no-cause or end-of-term terminations require 30 days. An uncontested eviction typically resolves in 21 to 45 days, while a contested case can stretch 45 to 120 days. Understanding the full Wisconsin eviction laws eviction process matters before acquiring rental property here, because even in a low-risk county a contested case can consume several months. Wisconsin eviction costs range from court filing fees of $95 to $175, sheriff lockout fees of $50 to $150, and attorney fees of $500 to $3,000 depending on complexity.

Wisconsin eviction laws does not require just cause for non-renewal, and state law preempts local rent control ordinances, so no city within Calumet County can impose rent caps. Wisconsin security deposit limits and tenant protections are set at the state level, leaving landlords with a predictable, uniform regulatory floor across all 14 cities in the county. Landlords must provide at least 12 hours notice before entering a unit under Wis. Stat. § 704.07.

With a poverty rate of just 5.1% and a renter share of 17%, Calumet County's tenant base skews toward financially stable households, a backdrop that supports the low average risk score, though the city-level grid above shows where pockets of higher friction exist within the county.