Natrona County, Wyoming Eviction Risk: Low

Natrona County carries an average eviction-risk score of 2.7/10 (Low) across its 17 tracked cities, placing it among the less stressful operating environments in Wyoming. Eighteen Wyoming counties score higher, and only four score lower, which puts Natrona solidly in the bottom third of state risk, meaning conditions here tilt meaningfully in favor of landlords and real-estate investors relative to most of the state. The county's average rent of $1,008 and a rent-burden rate of 29.8% suggest tenants are broadly able to cover their obligations without being pushed to the financial edge.

That county average, however, compresses meaningful variation. Scores across Natrona County's cities span 1.2 to 2.9, which means the difference between the safest and riskiest zip code in the county is not trivial. Investors who peg their underwriting to the county headline without looking at the city-level data can end up with a very different operating reality than the aggregate implies.

The cities inside Natrona County

Casper is by far the largest city in the county at 58,839 residents and also one of its lowest-risk markets, scoring 1.2/10. For a landlord with a multi-unit portfolio, Casper eviction risk's scale and low risk score make it the most defensible anchor within the county. Mountain View and Vista West both score 1.3/10, offering similarly favorable conditions at much smaller scale.

The picture shifts noticeably toward the county's outlying communities. Edgerton tops the county's risk list at 2.9/10, followed by Mills (2.7/10, population 4,390) and Bar Nunn (2.5/10, population 3,008). Evansville comes in at 2.0/10. None of these scores are alarming in a national context, but they are meaningfully above the county average, and landlords in those communities should expect slightly higher friction around collections and turnover. Eviction risk in Natrona County is genuinely hyper-local: the score in Edgerton is more than twice the score in Casper despite both falling within the same county boundary.

State-level laws that apply here

Under Wyoming state law, specifically Wyo. Stat. § 1-21-1201 et seq. (Residential Rental Property), landlords have comparatively short notice windows. Non-payment of rent and lease violations each require only a 3-day notice to cure or vacate. End-of-term or no-cause terminations require 30 days. Wyoming requires no just cause to terminate a tenancy, and the state actively preempts any local rent-control ordinance, so landlords face a uniform, statewide framework wherever they operate in Natrona County. For a full walkthrough of serving notices and filing in the right court, see the Wyoming eviction process guide.

Cost exposure under Wyoming law is modest compared to high-regulation states. Court filing fees run $85 to $175, sheriff lockout fees add $40 to $150, and attorney fees typically range from $500 to $2,500 depending on whether the case is contested. Uncontested matters generally resolve in 21 to 45 days; a contested case can stretch to 45 to 100 days. Reviewing Wyoming eviction costs before acquiring a property here helps investors build an accurate pro-forma for worst-case vacancy scenarios.

With an average poverty rate of 10.3% and a renter share of 28.7% across the county, Natrona County's rental market is relatively owner-dominated, which tends to keep tenant-pool quality higher, though individual results vary sharply by city, so reviewing the city grid above before committing to a specific address remains essential.