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Lancaster County in foreclosure list, PA

61properties in foreclosure today · refreshed weekly

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

Lancaster County, PA has 61 properties in foreclosure today, read from Lancaster County Sheriff's Office, Real Estate Unit records and refreshed weekly. The top ZIP codes are 17603, 17601, 17022. 9 of these owners are also on the absentee owner list, the best one to stack. A property is on the list when the county shows a foreclosure case.

Three Lancaster County properties on this list, best score first
Street and cityScore (1 to 10)Why it may sell
Willow StAdamstown10of 10In foreclosure (county record)Owes about $12,800 in tax (6.0% of the value)

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

9Also on the absentee owner list9 Lancaster County owners are on both lists today: the best place to start.
How it is built

How the Lancaster County list is made

Lancaster County's in foreclosure list comes from the Lancaster County Sheriff's Office, Real Estate Unit court records: we read open foreclosure cases matched to the parcel for every parcel, every week. A property is on the list when: the county shows a foreclosure case.

Lancaster County data dictionaryCounty foreclosure flag.

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 Lancaster County owners are

Top 5 cities by properties in foreclosure
CityPropertiesShare
Lancaster2033%
Elizabethtown711%
Columbia610%
Ephrata47%
Leola35%

Top ZIP codes: 17603 Lancaster (9), 17601 Lancaster (8), 17022 Elizabethtown (7), 17512 Columbia (6), 17522 Ephrata (4).

Distribution

Properties in foreclosure in Lancaster County by years owned and value

Years owned
Under 2 years4 7%
2 to 5 years10 16%
5 to 10 years14 23%
10 to 20 years12 20%
20+ years21 34%
properties by years owned
County value
Under $100k8 13%
$100k to $200k40 66%
$200k to $350k9 15%
$350k to $500k4 7%
$500k+0 0%
properties by county value
The numbers

Properties in foreclosure in Lancaster County: what stands out

61 properties in foreclosure in Lancaster County right now, with a median county value of $152,700. 15% of these owners get their tax bill at another address, and the typical owner has held the property for 13 years. Those behind on tax owe $15,713 on average. 66% score 9 or 10 on the likely-to-sell model.

Lancaster holds the most (20, 33%), followed by Elizabethtown (7), Columbia (6), Ephrata (4).

By ZIP code, 17603 (Lancaster) has 9, 17601 (Lancaster) has 8, 17022 (Elizabethtown) has 7: the quickest places to start a mailing route.

Typical reasons on this list in Lancaster County: in foreclosure (county record); owes about $12,800 in tax (6.0% of the value).

The largest group by years owned is 20+ years (21 properties); by county value it is $100k to $200k (40).

The official source

Where the official Lancaster County list lives

The records behind this list are kept by the Lancaster County Sheriff's Office, Real Estate Unit. 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. Pennsylvania rules and the Pennsylvania guide explain how the process works.

Why these owners may sell

An owner facing foreclosure has a deadline. Selling before the sale can protect their credit and any equity left in the house.

How to work the Lancaster County list

  • Act early: the further from the sale date, the more options the owner has.
  • Stack with high equity: owners with equity have the most to gain from selling on their own terms.
  • Be respectful and clear; follow your state's foreclosure-rescue and solicitation rules.
The letter to send: in foreclosure ownersFor owners with a foreclosure case or sale notice

Dear [first name],

Public records show a foreclosure filing on [property address]. You may still have more choices than it feels like, and selling before the sale date is one of them: it can protect your credit and the equity you have built.

I buy houses as-is and can close quickly if the timing matters. A free HUD-approved housing counselor can also explain every option to you.

Send it in the app

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

Questions

How many properties in foreclosure are in Lancaster County, PA?

61 on the latest county file, from official Lancaster County records (Lancaster County Sheriff's Office, Real Estate Unit). The count is refreshed every week.

Where do the foreclosure records come from?

From the county, court, sheriff or trustee notices each county publishes. What is available differs by county; the county page lists the sources.

Do you show the borrower's name?

We show the property and its owner of record from the property roll. We never store the names of defendants from court cases.

Every Lancaster County in foreclosure owner, with the reasons.

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