Washakie County, Wyoming Eviction Risk: Low

Washakie County, Wyoming eviction laws receives an eviction risk score of 2.6/10 (Low), placing it 12th out of 23 counties statewide. Of Wyoming's 23 counties, 11 carry a higher risk rating than Washakie, and 11 rank lower - positioning the county firmly in the middle of the state distribution. The score range across Washakie's three tracked communities runs from 2.4 to 2.6/10, a notably tight band that reflects the county's consistent regulatory environment under Wyoming eviction laws's landlord-friendly statutory framework.

The county seat of Worland is by far the largest community here, home to roughly 4,794 of the county's 5,080 residents and carrying a score of 2.6/10. Ten Sleep, a small ranching and recreation community along the eastern slope of the Bighorn Mountains, scores 2.6/10 with a population of 239. Hyattville, the county's smallest tracked place at just 47 residents near the Bighorn Canyon, comes in at 2.4/10 - the lowest in the county and a reflection of extremely limited rental market activity. Because Worland eviction risk dominates the county's rental housing stock, its score is effectively synonymous with the county average, and landlords evaluating Washakie County should focus their analysis there first.

The underlying rental market numbers add important texture. Average gross rent sits at $705 per month, well below Wyoming eviction laws's urban centers like Cheyenne eviction risk or Jackson eviction risk, and the rent burden rate of 31.2% - the share of renter households spending more than 30% of income on housing costs - signals that while rents are low in absolute terms, some households are still stretched relative to local incomes. The renter share of occupied housing units is 30%, meaning roughly one in three households here rents rather than owns, a moderate share for a small agricultural county. The poverty rate of 11.3% adds context: a meaningful segment of the renter population may have limited financial cushion in the event of a dispute or non-payment situation, which bears on the practical risk profile even in a low-regulatory environment.

Washakie County operates under Wyoming eviction laws's uniform landlord-tenant statute (Wyo. Stat. § 1-21-1201 et seq.), which offers landlords a direct and time-predictable eviction pathway: a 3-day notice for non-payment or lease violations, 30-day notice for end-of-term situations, court filing fees between $85 and $175, and an uncontested timeline of roughly 21 to 45 days. Wyoming eviction laws does not require just cause for eviction and expressly preempts any local rent control, so Worland eviction risk and every other community in Washakie County cannot impose restrictions beyond what state law allows. There is no source-of-income protection in Wyoming eviction laws, meaning landlords retain full discretion in tenant screening criteria within federal fair housing limits. These statutory conditions are the primary driver of the county's Low risk classification.