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Lucas County absentee owner list, OH

60,025absentee-owned properties today · refreshed weekly

60,025 owners on this list today. Seats open. A list is not a reason: every owner here shows the reason.

Lucas County, OH has 60,025 absentee-owned properties today, read from Lucas County Auditor records and refreshed weekly. The top ZIP codes are 43612, 43605, 43607. 12,354 of these owners are also on the tax delinquent list, the best one to stack. A property is on the list when owner's mailing address is a different house/street than the property (owner-occupancy credit and same-town PO boxes not counted).

How it is built

How the Lucas County list is made

Lucas County's absentee owner list comes from the Lucas County Auditor property roll records: we read the owner's mailing address compared with the property address for every parcel, every week. A property is on the list when: owner's mailing address is a different house/street than the property (owner-occupancy credit and same-town PO boxes not counted).

Lucas County data dictionaryMailing address differs from the property.

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 Lucas County owners are

Top 5 cities by absentee-owned properties
CityPropertiesShare
Toledo44,56474%
Oregon2,7685%
Sylvania2,6934%
Curtice2,3094%
Maumee2,1924%

Top ZIP codes: 43612 Toledo (5,764), 43605 Toledo (5,230), 43607 Toledo (4,421), 43609 Toledo (4,240), 43615 Toledo (4,173).

Distribution

Absentee-owned properties in Lucas County by years owned and value

Years owned
Under 2 years8,616 15%
2 to 5 years10,708 19%
5 to 10 years13,117 24%
10 to 20 years12,624 23%
20+ years10,565 19%
properties by years owned
County value
Under $100k45,839 76%
$100k to $200k7,637 13%
$200k to $350k2,832 5%
$350k to $500k988 2%
$500k+2,729 5%
properties by county value
The numbers

Absentee-owned properties in Lucas County: what stands out

60,025 absentee-owned properties in Lucas County right now, with a median county value of $40,000. 100% of these owners get their tax bill at another address, and the typical owner has held the property for 8 years. Those behind on tax owe $7,222 on average. 6% score 9 or 10 on the likely-to-sell model.

Toledo holds the most (44,564, 74%), followed by Oregon (2,768), Sylvania (2,693), Curtice (2,309).

By ZIP code, 43612 (Toledo) has 5,764, 43605 (Toledo) has 5,230, 43607 (Toledo) has 4,421: the quickest places to start a mailing route.

The largest group by years owned is 5 to 10 years (13,117 properties); by county value it is Under $100k (45,839).

The official source

Where the official Lucas County list lives

The records behind this list are kept by the Lucas 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 tax delinquent. Ohio rules and the Ohio guide explain how the process works.

Why these owners may sell

Owners who do not live in the house are less attached to it, and every repair, vacancy or tax bill is a reason to sell.

How to work the Lucas County list

  • Stack with owned 10+ years (tired landlords) or code violations.
  • Use the mailing address for direct mail: it is where the owner really lives.
  • Check the portfolio count: an owner with 5+ properties may sell several at once.
The letter to send: absentee owner ownersFor absentee owners of houses and rentals

Dear [first name],

I'm a local buyer interested in your rental at [property address]. If managing it from a distance, tenants or repairs have become more work than they are worth, I can buy it with the tenants in place, as-is, on your timeline.

No showings, no repairs, no commissions.

Send it in the app

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

Questions

How many absentee-owned properties are in Lucas County, OH?

60,025 on the latest county file, from official Lucas County records (Lucas County Auditor). The count is refreshed every week.

How is absentee owner defined?

The owner's mailing address is a different house or street than the property. Owner-occupancy tax credits and same-town PO boxes are not counted.

Do you include the mailing address?

Yes, in the app and in exports.

Every Lucas County absentee owner owner, with the reasons.

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