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Douglas County absentee owner list, NE

54,323absentee-owned properties today · refreshed weekly

54,323 owners on this list today. Seats open. A list is not a reason: every owner here shows the reason.

Douglas County, NE has 54,323 absentee-owned properties today, read from City of Omaha Mayor's Hotline records and refreshed weekly. The top ZIP codes are 68111, 68022, 68104. 2,582 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).

How it is built

How the Douglas County list is made

Douglas County's absentee owner list comes from the City of Omaha Mayor's Hotline 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).

Douglas 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 Douglas County owners are

Top 5 cities by absentee-owned properties
CityPropertiesShare
Omaha42,37678%
Douglas County10,47219%
Valley5481%
Ralston5361%
Waterloo2390%

Top ZIP codes: 68111 Omaha (5,348), 68022 Douglas County (4,169), 68104 Omaha (3,628), 68107 Omaha (3,290), 68108 Omaha (2,581).

Distribution

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

County value
Under $100k19,517 36%
$100k to $200k13,133 24%
$200k to $350k13,117 24%
$350k to $500k2,667 5%
$500k+5,880 11%
properties by county value
The numbers

Absentee-owned properties in Douglas County: what stands out

54,323 absentee-owned properties in Douglas County right now, with a median county value of $164,750. 100% of these owners get their tax bill at another address.

Omaha holds the most (42,376, 78%), followed by Douglas County (10,472), Valley (548), Ralston (536).

By ZIP code, 68111 (Omaha) has 5,348, 68022 (Douglas County) has 4,169, 68104 (Omaha) has 3,628: the quickest places to start a mailing route.

The official source

Where the official Douglas County list lives

The records behind this list are kept by the City of Omaha Mayor's Hotline. 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. Nebraska rules and the Nebraska 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 Douglas 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.

What you get in the app

  • Every property on the list, with owner and mailing address
  • Likely-to-sell score 1–10 and the reasons
  • Stack with tax delinquent
  • Map, property history, export one row per property to Excel / CSV
  • New owners on the list every Monday
Start my 7 days in Douglas County

The score and the reasons on every owner show who is under the most pressure, so you start with the best odds.

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Questions

How many absentee-owned properties are in Douglas County, NE?

54,323 on the latest county file, from official Douglas County records (City of Omaha Mayor's Hotline). 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 Douglas County absentee owner owner, with the reasons.

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