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Montgomery County absentee owner list, PA

54,705absentee-owned properties today · refreshed weekly

54,705 owners on this list today. Seats open. A list is not a reason: every owner here shows the reason.

Montgomery County, PA has 54,705 absentee-owned properties today, read from Montgomery County Board of Assessment Appeals / GIS records and refreshed weekly. The top ZIP codes are 19401, 19464, 19446. 3,316 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).

Three Montgomery County properties on this list, best score first
Street and cityScore (1 to 10)Why it may sell
S Fifth StSouderton10of 10Owner lives out of stateIn foreclosure (county record)
Cherry StNorristown10of 10Owner's mailing address is elsewhereTax lien sold on the property
Minor StNorristown10of 10Owner's mailing address is elsewhereTax lien sold on the property

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

3,316Also on the tax delinquent list3,316 Montgomery County owners are on both lists today: the best place to start.
How it is built

How the Montgomery County list is made

Montgomery County's absentee owner list comes from the Montgomery County Board of Assessment Appeals / GIS 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).

Montgomery 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 Montgomery County owners are

Top 5 cities by absentee-owned properties
CityPropertiesShare
Norristown7,64014%
Pottstown4,1058%
Lansdale3,2906%
Collegeville2,2824%
King Of Prussia2,2614%

Top ZIP codes: 19401 Norristown (5,429), 19464 Pottstown (4,099), 19446 Lansdale (3,285), 19426 Collegeville (2,268), 19406 King Of Prussia (2,259).

Distribution

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

Years owned
Under 2 years6,260 12%
2 to 5 years9,335 18%
5 to 10 years12,260 23%
10 to 20 years12,131 23%
20+ years13,339 25%
properties by years owned
County value
Under $100k20,357 37%
$100k to $200k21,184 39%
$200k to $350k6,788 12%
$350k to $500k2,039 4%
$500k+4,337 8%
properties by county value
The numbers

Absentee-owned properties in Montgomery County: what stands out

54,705 absentee-owned properties in Montgomery County right now, with a median county value of $122,600. 100% of these owners get their tax bill at another address, and the typical owner has held the property for 9 years. 3% score 9 or 10 on the likely-to-sell model.

Norristown holds the most (7,640, 14%), followed by Pottstown (4,105), Lansdale (3,290), Collegeville (2,282).

By ZIP code, 19401 (Norristown) has 5,429, 19464 (Pottstown) has 4,099, 19446 (Lansdale) has 3,285: the quickest places to start a mailing route.

Typical reasons on this list in Montgomery County: owner lives out of state; in foreclosure (county record); owner's mailing address is elsewhere; tax lien sold on the property.

The largest group by years owned is 20+ years (13,339 properties); by county value it is $100k to $200k (21,184).

The official source

Where the official Montgomery County list lives

The records behind this list are kept by the Montgomery County Board of Assessment Appeals / GIS. 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. Pennsylvania rules and the Pennsylvania 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 Montgomery 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 Montgomery County, PA?

54,705 on the latest county file, from official Montgomery County records (Montgomery County Board of Assessment Appeals / GIS). 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 Montgomery County absentee owner owner, with the reasons.

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