Fremont County, Wyoming Eviction Risk: Low

Fremont County carries an average eviction-risk score of 2.8/10, placing it in the Low tier across all 14 cities in the county. That headline number, however, sits near the top of the Wyoming risk table: the county ranks 2nd of 23 Wyoming counties, meaning only one county in the state scores higher. Landlords operating here face conditions that are broadly manageable, but the county is not the quiet, frictionless market that the Low label might suggest at first glance.

Scores across Fremont County span 1.2 to 2.8, a range wide enough to make market selection within the county matter as much as the state-level choice. The average rent of $854 and a rent-burden rate of 23.8% indicate that most tenants are not severely cost-stressed, which supports lease performance, but 37% of households are renters and the poverty rate sits at 13.1%, so underwriting individual properties carefully still pays off.

The cities inside Fremont County

The highest-risk city in the county is Lander, which scores 2.8/10 and is home to roughly 7,432 residents. Lander eviction risk's score sits at the top of the county range and warrants tighter tenant screening relative to the county average. Hudson follows at 2.8/10, matching the county average but drawing from a smaller rental pool, while Riverton eviction risk, the county's largest city at 10,856 residents, scores 2.2/10. Risk is distinctly hyper-local here: a few miles can separate a 2.8 market from a 1.5 market.

At the lower end of the risk range, Fort Washakie scores 1.5/10 and smaller communities such as Ethete and Arapahoe each score 1.7/10. Investors concentrating on those quieter pockets will find conditions measurably more stable than in Lander or Hudson, though all markets in the county still operate under the same Wyoming state statutes.

State-level laws that apply here

Under Wyoming eviction process rules codified in Wyo. Stat. § 1-21-1201 et seq., landlords may serve a 3-day notice for nonpayment of rent or a lease violation, and a 30-day notice for no-cause terminations at end of term. Once a filing is made, uncontested cases typically resolve in 21 to 45 days; contested matters can run 45 to 100 days. Court filing fees range from $85 to $175, sheriff lockout fees from $40 to $150, and attorney fees from $500 to $2,500 depending on case complexity.

Wyoming is landlord-favorable on the regulatory side: the state imposes no just-cause eviction requirement and no rent-control provisions, and it preempts any local jurisdiction from enacting rent control. A full breakdown of those protections and obligations is covered in the Wyoming eviction costs and Wyoming tenant protections guides. Source-of-income is not a protected class under Wyoming state law, and no habitability-related retaliation statute is on the books beyond the general habitability standard in Wyo. Stat. § 1-21-1203.

With a poverty rate of 13.1% and 37% of households renting, Fremont County's risk profile varies considerably across its 14 cities; the city-by-city grid above is the clearest guide to where conditions are firmest and where closer underwriting is warranted.