Green County, Wisconsin Eviction Risk: Low

Green County, Wisconsin eviction laws carries an average eviction-risk score of 2.9/10 (Low) across its 9 tracked cities, placing it 39th out of 72 Wisconsin eviction laws counties, meaning 38 counties in the state are riskier and 33 are more landlord-friendly. That middle-of-the-pack position reflects a county where underlying stress indicators, a 25.4% average rent burden and an 8.6% poverty rate, are modest by statewide standards but not negligible. For landlords and investors, the county reads as a workable operating environment rather than an especially forgiving or especially hostile one.

The intra-county spread runs from 2.6 to 3.8, a meaningful 1.2-point range that signals conditions vary substantially depending on exactly where a rental property sits. An average rent of $839 and a renter share of 33.5% of households point to a moderately thin rental pool, so vacancy exposure and tenant quality matter more here than in denser urban corridors. Investors acquiring multiple units should underwrite each city individually rather than treating Green County as uniform.

The cities inside Green County

Brodhead carries the highest risk in the county at 3.8/10, and with a population of 3,197 it is a small but active rental market where the elevated score warrants tighter screening standards. Monroe, the county seat and by far the largest city at 10,587 residents, scores 2.9/10, matching the county average, meaning the bulk of the rental inventory in Green County sits at a risk level that is manageable but worth monitoring. New Glarus (3.3/10, population 2,172) rounds out the upper tier.

Risk drops off noticeably at the smaller end of the city grid. Monticello and Juda both score 3/10, while Albany and Blanchardville each come in at 2.9/10. Browntown registers the county low at 2.6/10. The practical takeaway is that risk is hyper-local inside Green County: the gap between Brodhead at the top and Browntown at the bottom is a full 1.2 points, a difference that translates directly into different expected eviction frequencies and tenant-pool quality.

State-level laws that apply here

Every landlord operating in Green County is governed by Wisconsin eviction laws state law, specifically Wis. Stat. § 704 (Landlord and Tenant). For non-payment of rent, state law requires a 5-day notice; lease-violation cure notices run 14 days; and no-cause or end-of-term terminations require 30 days. Wisconsin eviction laws does not require just cause for non-renewal, and state law preempts any local rent-control ordinance, so landlords here face no rent-cap exposure. Entry requires at least 12 hours advance notice under Wis. Stat. § 704.07.

On the cost side, the Wisconsin eviction laws eviction process carries a court filing fee of $95 to $175, a sheriff lockout fee of $50 to $150, and attorney fees typically ranging from $500 to $3,000. An uncontested case typically resolves in 21 to 45 days; a contested matter can stretch to 45 to 120 days. A full breakdown of Wisconsin eviction costs and the step-by-step Wisconsin eviction laws eviction process appear in the statewide guides linked throughout this site. Wisconsin security deposit limits and Wisconsin tenant protections are also worth reviewing before setting lease terms in this market.

With an average poverty rate of 8.6% and roughly 33.5% of households renting, Green County's risk profile is shaped by a relatively stable tenant base; the city-by-city grid above shows exactly where within the county that stability is strongest and where landlords should apply more scrutiny.