Sweetwater County, Wyoming Eviction Risk: Low

Sweetwater County carries a county-wide average eviction-risk score of 2.8/10 (Low), placing it in the lower-risk third of Wyoming, ranked 18th of 23 counties statewide, meaning 17 counties carry more risk for landlords. Spread across 14 cities and a total population of roughly 39,788, the market is lightly regulated by state standards and tilts clearly toward landlord-friendly operating conditions. Average rent runs $924 per month, and renters represent only about 26% of all households, so the renter pool is comparatively small and concentrated.

That said, the county is not monolithic. Individual city scores range from 1 to 2.5, a meaningful spread inside one jurisdiction. Investors who look only at the county average and skip the city-level breakdown will underestimate local variation, particularly in the smaller communities along Highway 30 and the interstate corridor through Wyoming.

The cities inside Sweetwater County

The highest-risk location in the county is Purple Sage, which scores 2.5/10, followed closely by Reliance at 2.4/10. Both are small communities, and their elevated scores relative to the county average reflect concentrated economic stress at the neighborhood level. Green River, the county's second-largest city with a population of 11,581, comes in at 2.2/10, which is the most consequential risk concentration in the county given its size.

At the other end of the spectrum, Rock Springs, the county's largest city at 23,127 residents, scores a notably low 1/10, making it one of the most landlord-favorable rental markets in the region. North Rock Springs (1.2/10) and James Town (1.1/10) also register well below the already-low county average. The pattern here is that risk runs highest in smaller, more economically exposed communities and lowest in the county's population centers, where market depth provides more stability for landlords.

State-level laws that apply here

Wyoming law governs every tenancy in Sweetwater County. Under Wyo. Stat. § 1-21-1201 et seq. (Residential Rental Property), landlords may serve a 3-day notice for non-payment of rent or a lease violation, and a 30-day notice is required for a no-cause end-of-term termination. Wyoming imposes no just-cause eviction requirement and no rent control, and the state preempts local jurisdictions from enacting either. For a full walkthrough of notice rules and court procedures, see the Wyoming eviction process guide on this site.

Uncontested cases typically resolve in 21 to 45 days, while contested proceedings can run 45 to 100 days. Court filing fees range from $85 to $175, sheriff lockout fees add $40 to $150, and attorney fees, when needed, range from $500 to $2,500. For a breakdown of how those components interact, the Wyoming eviction costs guide covers each fee category in detail. Wyoming security deposit limits and Wyoming tenant protections round out what landlords need to review before placing a tenant in this market.

With a poverty rate of 13.8% and renters making up just 26% of households, Sweetwater County's tenant pool is modest in size but carries measurable economic stress in pockets; the city grid above shows exactly where that pressure clusters, so landlords can price and screen accordingly.