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Cuyahoga County absentee owner list, OH

136,860absentee-owned properties today · refreshed weekly

136,860 owners on this list today. Seats open. A list is not a reason: every owner here shows the reason.

Cuyahoga County, OH has 136,860 absentee-owned properties today, read from City of Cleveland records and refreshed weekly. The top ZIP codes are 44105, 44102, 44109. 9,710 of these owners are also on the tax delinquent list, the best one to stack. A property is on the list when owner's mailing address is a different house/street than the property (owner-occupancy credit and same-town PO boxes not counted).

Three Cuyahoga County properties on this list, best score first
Street and cityScore (1 to 10)Why it may sell
Banbury CtWarrensville Heights10of 10Owner's mailing address is elsewhereTaxes 2 years behind
Trowbridge AveCleveland10of 10Owner's mailing address is elsewhereTaxes 1 year behind
Ardenall AveEast Cleveland10of 10Owner lives out of stateOwes about $2,400 in tax (7.3% of the value)

Street name and city only: house numbers, owner names and mailing addresses are in the app.

9,710Also on the tax delinquent list9,710 Cuyahoga County owners are on both lists today: the best place to start.
How it is built

How the Cuyahoga County list is made

Cuyahoga County's absentee owner list comes from the City of Cleveland property roll records: we read the owner's mailing address compared with the property address for every parcel, every week. A property is on the list when: owner's mailing address is a different house/street than the property (owner-occupancy credit and same-town PO boxes not counted).

Cuyahoga County data dictionaryMailing address differs from the property.

Government, bank, builder and church owners are left out by default, so the count is owners you can actually write to.

By city

Where the Cuyahoga County owners are

Top 5 cities by absentee-owned properties
CityPropertiesShare
Cleveland57,82642%
Parma6,2765%
Euclid6,1124%
Cleveland Heights4,6393%
Lakewood4,4083%

Top ZIP codes: 44105 Cleveland (7,617), 44102 Cleveland (6,665), 44109 Cleveland (5,399), 44128 Cleveland (4,687), 44120 Cleveland (4,682).

Distribution

Absentee-owned properties in Cuyahoga County by years owned and value

Years owned
Under 2 years27,666 20%
2 to 5 years29,778 22%
5 to 10 years31,351 23%
10 to 20 years27,478 20%
20+ years20,164 15%
properties by years owned
County value
Under $100k57,317 42%
$100k to $200k41,781 31%
$200k to $350k21,142 15%
$350k to $500k6,448 5%
$500k+10,172 7%
properties by county value
The numbers

Absentee-owned properties in Cuyahoga County: what stands out

136,860 absentee-owned properties in Cuyahoga County right now, with a median county value of $120,000. 100% of these owners get their tax bill at another address, and the typical owner has held the property for 6 years. Those behind on tax owe $7,123 on average. 8% score 9 or 10 on the likely-to-sell model.

Cleveland holds the most (57,826, 42%), followed by Parma (6,276), Euclid (6,112), Cleveland Heights (4,639).

By ZIP code, 44105 (Cleveland) has 7,617, 44102 (Cleveland) has 6,665, 44109 (Cleveland) has 5,399: the quickest places to start a mailing route.

Typical reasons on this list in Cuyahoga County: owner's mailing address is elsewhere; taxes 2 years behind; taxes 1 year behind; owner lives out of state.

The largest group by years owned is 5 to 10 years (31,351 properties); by county value it is Under $100k (57,317).

The official source

Where the official Cuyahoga County list lives

The records behind this list are kept by the City of Cleveland. Many counties let anyone look up a property there for free, and some publish the whole list. Check the office's website for the format and any fee.

The free route is real: for one list in one county, the county office may be enough. What LeadCounty adds is the weekly collection from every office, matching each record to the right property, a likely-to-sell score with reasons, filters, and stacking with tax delinquent. Ohio rules and the Ohio guide explain how the process works.

Why these owners may sell

Owners who do not live in the house are less attached to it, and every repair, vacancy or tax bill is a reason to sell.

How to work the Cuyahoga County list

  • Stack with owned 10+ years (tired landlords) or code violations.
  • Use the mailing address for direct mail: it is where the owner really lives.
  • Check the portfolio count: an owner with 5+ properties may sell several at once.
The letter to send: absentee owner ownersFor absentee owners of houses and rentals

Dear [first name],

I'm a local buyer interested in your rental at [property address]. If managing it from a distance, tenants or repairs have become more work than they are worth, I can buy it with the tenants in place, as-is, on your timeline.

No showings, no repairs, no commissions.

Send it in the app

The app fills in each owner's name and address and prints envelopes or labels.

Questions

How many absentee-owned properties are in Cuyahoga County, OH?

136,860 on the latest county file, from official Cuyahoga County records (City of Cleveland). The count is refreshed every week.

How is absentee owner defined?

The owner's mailing address is a different house or street than the property. Owner-occupancy tax credits and same-town PO boxes are not counted.

Do you include the mailing address?

Yes, in the app and in exports.

Every Cuyahoga County absentee owner owner, with the reasons.

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