Lucas County (Toledo), OH: motivated seller leads, with the reason on every owner
LeadCounty reads 2 official record sources for all 204,794 properties here, refreshed weekly. The biggest seller lists are tax delinquent (27,141), tired landlord (23,189) and delinquent 3+ years (16,510).
National files go to anyone who pays. We cap this county at 10 investors, so the owners you find here are not on a stack of other desks. Stack the lists below and mail the top of the pile.
2.7×in Lucas County, the top-scored tenth sold this many times as often as average
In a test on real sales, 9.1% of the top-scored tenth sold within 12 months, against 3.3% of all properties.
Share this result or embed the badge
The badge links to the Lucas County page. It shows the result of the test on real sales.
See all 19 seller lists in Lucas County
27,141 owners are behind on tax here today. See who, and why.
Start my 7 days in Lucas CountyFrom $99 a month for one county. Explore needs no card. Full access: cancel before day 7, pay nothing. See pricing
Not ready? Get 20 free Lucas County leads by e-mailWhat's in Lucas County, and what isn't
In Lucas County we hold tax delinquent, delinquent 3+ years, sheriff / foreclosure sale, inheritance deed, estate / heirs owner and absentee owner. Every owner you do see has the reason next to the name.
New records against the usual week
| List | Latest week | 4-week average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inheritance deed | 34 | 32 | +6% up |
| Sheriff / foreclosure sale | 1 | 3 | -67% down |
| Sold | 89 | 140 | -36% down |
Top ZIP codes in Lucas County
Most tax-delinquent properties
- 43605 Toledo3,500 delinquent
- 43607 Toledo3,286 delinquent
- 43608 Toledo3,226 delinquent
- 43609 Toledo2,984 delinquent
- 43612 Toledo1,717 delinquent
Most inheritance deeds (12 months)
- 43615 Toledo104 deeds
- 43560 Sylvania95 deeds
- 43537 Maumee88 deeds
- 43616 Oregon88 deeds
- 43613 Toledo81 deeds
Owners with more than one reason to sell
A stack is an owner who matches several reasons at once. These are the stacks investors start with in Lucas County, with live counts.
- 3,708owners nowTax delinquent + absentee owner + owned 15+ yearsOwners behind on tax who do not live in the house and have held it a long time: usually equity and little attachment.
- 65owners nowInheritance deed in the last 12 months + out-of-state ownerHeirs who live in another state and received the house this year: most decide within a year whether to sell.
- 5,322owners nowPortfolio owner (5+) + owned 15+ yearsLong-time landlords with several properties: one conversation can cover more than one house.
- 25owners nowIn foreclosure or sheriff sale + high equityOwners with a deadline who still have equity to protect by selling on their own terms.
Named stacks of signals in Lucas County
A stack is an owner who matches several reasons at once, all true for the same property. The number is how many properties in Lucas County match every one today.
- Ghost Owner299
A death on record, an empty-looking house, tax unpaid.
- 3 signals stacked
- Long Hold Estate2,105
Held 30 years or more, now in a trust or estate.
- 2 signals stacked
- Paper Rich2,332
Long held, worth twice what was paid, owner lives elsewhere.
- 3 signals stacked
- Far Away Drift1,122
Out of state for 10 years or more and behind on tax.
- 3 signals stacked
- Empty and Owing4,494
Looks empty, owner lives elsewhere, tax unpaid.
- 3 signals stacked
- Equity Under Fire4,946
Lots of equity, with a lien, a foreclosure or 2+ years of tax owed.
- 2 signals stacked
These count records, not people: a stack never says an owner wants to sell. How all eight stacks are defined →
What the free trial shows
The same property, in both trials. Example row, not a real person.
Explore
- Owner
- Hidden in the free Explore trial
- Mailing address
- Hidden in the free Explore trial
- Tax owed
- $4,812
Everything except who to contact: owner names, mailing addresses and house numbers stay hidden.
Full access
- Owner
- Pat Example
- Mailing address
- PO Box 118, Sample City
- Tax owed
- $4,812
Everything, owner names and mailing addresses included. Cancel before day 7 and you pay nothing.
Get 20 free Lucas County records
This week's top 20 properties by score: address, city, ZIP, score, reasons, owner type, years owned and tax owed. Owner names and mailing addresses are in the trial. One file per e-mail per week.
What the Lucas County records say
Lucas County has 204,794 properties on file. 27,141 of them (13.3%) are behind on property tax, and 17,241 owe $1,000 or more; 16,510 have been delinquent for three years or longer. 60,025 (29.3%) belong to an owner who gets the tax bill at another address, 17,522 of them in another state.
In the last 12 months the county recorded 1,265 inheritance deeds. In the latest full week of the county's deed file, it recorded 34 inheritance deeds (4-week average 32) and 89 sales (average 140). 1,351 properties last changed hands at a sheriff or foreclosure sale.
Unpaid tax is most concentrated in ZIP 43605 (Toledo) with 3,500 delinquent properties, followed by 43607 (Toledo) and 43608 (Toledo). Inheritance deeds of the last 12 months cluster in 43615 (Toledo), 43560 (Sylvania) and 43537 (Maumee).
Stacking lists narrows the county to owners with more than one reason to sell. "In foreclosure or sheriff sale + high equity" gives 25 owners right now: small enough to mail every month.
Lucas County on file: tax history 2015–2025, sales and transfers 1987–2026, 327 columns with data; rental registration, building condition, code cases and vacant-building cases included. The records come from Lucas County Auditor and City of Toledo, collected every week.
Where the Lucas County data comes from
Collected from 2 official government offices, live and refreshed weekly.
- Lucas County Auditorowners, values and building facts, deeds and sales, rental registration, parcel maps
- City of Toledoowners, values and building facts, code cases and vacant buildings
Lucas County on file: tax history 2015–2025, sales and transfers 1987–2026, 327 columns with data; rental registration, building condition, code cases and vacant-building cases included.
How we collect and check county records →About Lucas County's records
Market (appraised) value from the Auditor's AREIS database (assessed = 35%; 2024 was a reappraisal year). Yearly tax is the current year's net tax including special assessments; tax owed is the unpaid amount now, and tax delinquent means unpaid tax from earlier years or a late-payment penalty. "Certified delinquent" is the year the county certified the parcel delinquent. Transfers since 1988 with the deed type (GW general warranty, WD warranty, ST / SV survivorship, LW limited warranty, QC quit claim, FD fiduciary, SH sheriff, DC death certificate, PC probate certificate, AF affidavit, TD transfer-on-death designation). "Tax bill to" shows the mortgage company paying from escrow. City records: City of Toledo code-enforcement requests (this year) and demolition orders (Toledo only).
Lead lists with a page in Lucas County: tax delinquent (27,141), in foreclosure (1,351), inherited (12,179), absentee owner (60,025), out-of-state owner (17,522), vacant (124), code violations (698), high equity (26,004), tired landlords (23,189). Open any of them from the counts at the top.
How unpaid tax and foreclosure work in Ohio
Unpaid tax is certified delinquent after about a year; the county treasurer then forecloses through the court or the Board of Revision, and sheriff sales are held online. Some counties also sell tax lien certificates. The owner can pay the full amount until the court confirms the sheriff sale.
Mortgage foreclosures: judicial. Mortgage foreclosures go through the court of common pleas and end with an online sheriff sale.
All Ohio rules and counties →Where to go from here
More about Lucas County: strong signals, nearby counties, guides
Signals strong in Lucas County
More on Lucas County
Nearest counties
Other Ohio counties
Lucas County questions
How many tax-delinquent properties are in Lucas County, OH?
27,141 properties on the latest county file, from the county's tax records; 17,241 of them owe $1,000 or more. The count is refreshed every week.
Where does the Lucas County data come from?
From official public records: Lucas County Auditor and City of Toledo. We collect them every week, match them to each parcel and score every property.
How many investors can use Lucas County data?
At most 10 investors per county, so fewer people mail the same owners. Seats are open in Lucas County today.
Is Lucas County full?
Seats open. The badge on this page is the same counter that decides who can join.
Does Lucas County publish foreclosure filings?
Lucas County does not publish foreclosure filings to us, so the foreclosure list shows nothing here. Tax delinquent, absentee, inherited and long-owned owners are separate lists.
Want every Lucas County property in one Excel file?
All 204,794 properties with owners, mailing addresses, values, taxes and seller signals. $500 first delivery, $300 per refresh.Somebody opens Lucas County this week.
Seats open. Explore free for 7 days, no card.
- 7 days free
- Explore: no card
- Full access: cancel before day 7, pay nothing
- Max 10 investors per county
