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Fairfield County vacant list, OH

668vacant properties today · refreshed weekly

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

Fairfield County, OH has 668 vacant properties today, read from Fairfield County Auditor records and refreshed weekly. The top ZIP codes are 43130, 43046, 43076. 556 of these owners are also on the absentee owner list, the best one to stack. A property is on the list when top 10% of the county by the likely-vacant model (learned from buildings city inspectors confirmed vacant).

Three Fairfield County properties on this list, best score first
Street and cityScore (1 to 10)Why it may sell
Garfield AveLancaster10of 10Likely vacant (model 10/10)Taxes 1 year behind
Hopewell Church RdLancaster10of 10Owes about $5,300 in taxTaxes 3 years behind and growing
Cedar Hill RdLancaster10of 10Inherited (death-related deed)Value up 29% in a year

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

556Also on the absentee owner list556 Fairfield County owners are on both lists today: the best place to start.
How it is built

How the Fairfield County list is made

Fairfield County's vacant list comes from the Fairfield County Auditor property roll records: we read our likely-vacant model, trained on buildings inspectors confirmed empty for every parcel, every week. A property is on the list when: top 10% of the county by the likely-vacant model (learned from buildings city inspectors confirmed vacant).

Fairfield County data dictionaryLikely-vacant score 1-10 within the county (10 = top 10%); empty for land without a building.

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 Fairfield County owners are

Top 5 cities by vacant properties
CityPropertiesShare
Lancaster40460%
Millersport457%
Thornville335%
Carroll274%
Amanda254%

Top ZIP codes: 43130 Lancaster (404), 43046 Millersport (45), 43076 Thornville (33), 43112 Carroll (27), 43102 Amanda (25).

Distribution

Vacant properties in Fairfield County by years owned and value

Years owned
Under 2 years193 30%
2 to 5 years148 23%
5 to 10 years113 17%
10 to 20 years73 11%
20+ years127 19%
properties by years owned
County value
Under $100k261 39%
$100k to $200k247 37%
$200k to $350k104 16%
$350k to $500k18 3%
$500k+38 6%
properties by county value
The numbers

Vacant properties in Fairfield County: what stands out

668 vacant properties in Fairfield County right now, with a median county value of $117,190. 83% of these owners get their tax bill at another address, and the typical owner has held the property for 5 years. Those behind on tax owe $4,059 on average. 34% score 9 or 10 on the likely-to-sell model.

Lancaster holds the most (404, 60%), followed by Millersport (45), Thornville (33), Carroll (27).

By ZIP code, 43130 (Lancaster) has 404, 43046 (Millersport) has 45, 43076 (Thornville) has 33: the quickest places to start a mailing route.

Typical reasons on this list in Fairfield County: likely vacant (model 10/10); taxes 1 year behind; owes about $5,300 in tax; taxes 3 years behind and growing.

The largest group by years owned is under 2 years (193 properties); by county value it is Under $100k (261).

The official source

Where the official Fairfield County list lives

The records behind this list are kept by the Fairfield County Auditor. 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 absentee owner. Ohio rules and the Ohio guide explain how the process works.

Why these owners may sell

An empty house costs its owner insurance, taxes and upkeep while earning nothing, and it attracts code violations.

How to work the Fairfield County list

  • Drive by or check recent photos before reaching out: the model points you to properties worth a look, it is not a fact about the house.
  • Stack with absentee owner and code violations.
The letter to send: vacant ownersFor owners of houses that look vacant

Dear [first name],

I'm a local buyer and I noticed [property address] may be empty right now. An empty house still costs tax, insurance and upkeep every month.

If you would rather sell it as it is, I can make a cash offer, take care of any clean-out and close on the date you choose.

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 absentee owner
  • Map, property history, export one row per property to Excel / CSV
  • New owners on the list every Monday
Start my 7 days in Fairfield 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 vacant properties are in Fairfield County, OH?

668 on the latest county file, from official Fairfield County records (Fairfield County Auditor). The count is refreshed every week.

How do you know a property is vacant?

From city vacant-structure lists where they exist, and from our likely-vacant model that scores every property in the county.

How often is it updated?

Every week.

Every Fairfield County vacant owner, with the reasons.

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