Last Straw in DeKalb County, GA
Two years behind on tax and a lien or foreclosure case on top. This is the stage before the county or a lender takes steps; owners here have a clock running. It counts the county's own delinquency, lien and foreclosure records. It does not say how a case will end.
Every layer has to be true
- Tax is past due for 2 or more years
- A tax lien or a foreclosure case is on record
A property is counted only when all 2 are true at once.
The DeKalb County stack in numbers
- Median county value
- $140,000
- Median years owned
- 10
- Owner lives elsewhere
- 69%
- Average tax owed
- $5,500
- Score 9 or 10
- 27%
Top ZIP codes: 30058 LITHONIA (419), 30032 DECATUR (380), 30083 STONE MOUNTAIN (298), 30038 LITHONIA (283), 30034 DECATUR (274), 30316 ATLANTA (230).
Reading this number
Two or more years behind on tax, with a tax lien or a foreclosure case on record.
It counts the county's own delinquency, lien and foreclosure records. It does not say how a case will end. Government, bank, builder and church owners are left out. Owner names, mailing addresses and house numbers are inside the app.
Other stacks
- Long Hold Estate1,244
Held 30 years or more, now in a trust or estate.
- 2 signals stacked
- Paper Rich8,442
Long held, worth twice what was paid, owner lives elsewhere.
- 3 signals stacked
- Far Away Drift464
Out of state for 10 years or more and behind on tax.
- 3 signals stacked
- Empty and Owing1
Looks empty, owner lives elsewhere, tax unpaid.
- 3 signals stacked
- Equity Under Fire4,459
Lots of equity, with a lien, a foreclosure or 2+ years of tax owed.
- 2 signals stacked
Questions
What is the Last Straw stack?
Two or more years behind on tax, with a tax lien or a foreclosure case on record. It is a fixed recipe of 2 signals taken from county records; a property is in the stack only when every one is true.
How many Last Straw properties are in DeKalb County, GA?
3,342 properties today. The count is refreshed every week, and government, bank, builder and church owners are left out.
Does Last Straw mean the owner wants to sell?
No. It counts the county's own delinquency, lien and foreclosure records. It does not say how a case will end. It is a way to find properties where several records point the same way: a strong reason to reach out first.
Every DeKalb County Last Straw property, with the reasons.
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