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Licking County vacant list, OH

201vacant properties today · refreshed weekly

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

Licking County, OH has 201 vacant properties today, read from Licking County Auditor records and refreshed weekly. The top ZIP codes are 43055, 43062, 43056. 143 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 Licking County properties on this list, best score first
Street and cityScore (1 to 10)Why it may sell
Main StNewark10of 10Inherited (death-related deed)Worth 2.1x its last sale price (estimated equity)
Seroco AveNewark10of 10Likely vacant (model 10/10)Inherited (death-related deed)
Lawnview AveNewark10of 10Likely vacant (model 10/10)Inherited (death-related deed)

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

143Also on the absentee owner list143 Licking County owners are on both lists today: the best place to start.
How it is built

How the Licking County list is made

Licking County's vacant list comes from the Licking 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).

Licking 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 Licking County owners are

Top 5 cities by vacant properties
CityPropertiesShare
Newark12261%
Pataskala115%
Johnstown94%
Etna84%
Heath84%

Top ZIP codes: 43055 Newark (120), 43062 Pataskala (14), 43056 Heath (10), 43031 Johnstown (9), 43080 Utica (7).

Distribution

Vacant properties in Licking County by years owned and value

Years owned
Under 2 years25 14%
2 to 5 years41 23%
5 to 10 years52 29%
10 to 20 years40 22%
20+ years21 12%
properties by years owned
County value
Under $100k93 46%
$100k to $200k77 38%
$200k to $350k21 10%
$350k to $500k3 1%
$500k+7 3%
properties by county value
The numbers

Vacant properties in Licking County: what stands out

201 vacant properties in Licking County right now, with a median county value of $103,800. 71% of these owners get their tax bill at another address, and the typical owner has held the property for 7 years. Those behind on tax owe $5,492 on average. 50% score 9 or 10 on the likely-to-sell model.

Newark holds the most (122, 61%), followed by Pataskala (11), Johnstown (9), Etna (8).

By ZIP code, 43055 (Newark) has 120, 43062 (Pataskala) has 14, 43056 (Heath) has 10: the quickest places to start a mailing route.

Typical reasons on this list in Licking County: inherited (death-related deed); worth 2.1x its last sale price (estimated equity); likely vacant (model 10/10).

The largest group by years owned is 5 to 10 years (52 properties); by county value it is Under $100k (93).

The official source

Where the official Licking County list lives

The records behind this list are kept by the Licking 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 Licking 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 Licking 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 Licking County, OH?

201 on the latest county file, from official Licking County records (Licking 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 Licking County vacant owner, with the reasons.

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