Trempealeau County, Wisconsin Eviction Risk: Low

Trempealeau County carries an average eviction-risk score of 3/10 (Low) across its 12 cities, placing it at rank 59 of 72 Wisconsin counties, meaning 58 counties in the state carry higher risk and only 13 are less risky. For landlords and investors, that translates to a market where the structural pressures, tenant turnover costs, and litigation exposure that erode returns elsewhere are notably contained. Average rent runs $948, rent burden averages 24.2% of income, and a 9.6% poverty rate keeps the tenant pool predominantly stable relative to higher-risk Wisconsin eviction laws markets.

The intra-county spread, 2.7 to 3.5, is moderate but still meaningful. Even within a low-risk county, the city you choose to buy in matters. Landlords operating at the softer end of that range encounter meaningfully fewer problem tenancies than those at the top, so picking your submarket carefully within Trempealeau County is worth the due diligence.

The cities inside Trempealeau County

The county seat of Whitehall carries the highest risk score in the county at 3.5/10, with a population of 1,555. Blair follows at 3.4/10 (population 1,254), and Galesville lands at 3.1/10 with 1,742 residents. These three communities account for the upper end of the county range and warrant closer scrutiny of tenant screening and lease enforcement practices before committing capital.

At the favorable end, Trempealeau, Independence, and Strum each score 2.8/10, the lowest in the county. Arcadia and Osseo both come in at 2.9/10. The gap between Whitehall and Strum is 0.7 points, which is not trivial: risk is hyper-local even inside a county that already reads well on a statewide basis, so unit-level and block-level diligence remains important.

State-level laws that apply here

Under Wisconsin eviction process rules codified in Wis. Stat. § 704 (Landlord and Tenant), landlords must deliver a 5-day notice for non-payment of rent, a 14-day notice for a curable lease violation, and a 30-day notice for end-of-term or no-cause terminations. An uncontested case typically resolves in 21 to 45 days; a contested matter can stretch to 45 to 120 days. Court filing fees range from $95 to $175, sheriff lockout fees add $50 to $150, and attorney fees commonly run $500 to $3,000, making a single contested eviction a four-figure expense at a minimum.

Wisconsin does not require just cause to terminate a tenancy, and the state preempts local rent-control ordinances, so no municipality in Trempealeau County can impose rent caps independently. Wisconsin security deposit limits are set at the state level as well, giving landlords consistent, predictable rules countywide. Landlords should note that the retaliation statute is Wis. Stat. § 704.45 and habitability obligations are governed by Wis. Stat. § 704.07, both of which have been applied strictly by Wisconsin courts. Reviewing Wisconsin eviction costs before pricing a potential eviction into your underwriting is a sound practice regardless of how low the county risk score reads.

With a renter share of 38.7% of households across the county, the landlord base here is sizable enough to support active investor activity; the city breakdown above captures where within those 12 cities the risk concentrates so you can target acquisitions accordingly.