Last Straw in Jefferson County, AL
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 Jefferson County stack in numbers
- Median county value
- $70,000
- Owner lives elsewhere
- 68%
- Average tax owed
- $1,400
- Score 9 or 10
- 0%
Top ZIP codes: 35211 BHAM (277), 35020 BESSEMER (206), 35208 BHAM (199), 35215 BHAM (188), 35206 BHAM (180), 35217 BHAM (164).
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
- Ghost Owner159
A death on record, an empty-looking house, tax unpaid.
- 3 signals stacked
- Paper Rich2
Long held, worth twice what was paid, owner lives elsewhere.
- 3 signals stacked
- Empty and Owing991
Looks empty, owner lives elsewhere, tax unpaid.
- 3 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 Jefferson County, AL?
3,904 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 Jefferson County Last Straw property, with the reasons.
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