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Portage County out-of-state owner list, OH

2,361out-of-state owned properties today · refreshed weekly

2,361 owners on this list today. Seats open. A list is not a reason: every owner here shows the reason.

Portage County, OH has 2,361 out-of-state owned properties today, read from Portage County Auditor / GIS records and refreshed weekly. The top ZIP codes are 44266, 44240, 44241. 212 of these owners are also on the tax delinquent list, the best one to stack. A property is on the list when mailing state is not the property's state.

Three Portage County properties on this list, best score first
Street and cityScore (1 to 10)Why it may sell
Fountain DrKent10of 10Owner lives out of stateOwes about $3,000 in tax
NicholsWindham10of 10Foreclosure / sheriff sale filedOwned by an LLC / company
Center StGarrettsville10of 10Foreclosure / sheriff sale filedOwned by an LLC / company

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

212Also on the tax delinquent list212 Portage County owners are on both lists today: the best place to start.
How it is built

How the Portage County list is made

Portage County's out-of-state owner list comes from the Portage County Auditor / GIS property roll records: we read the state of the owner's mailing address for every parcel, every week. A property is on the list when: mailing state is not the property's state.

Portage County data dictionaryMailing state is not the property's state.

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 Portage County owners are

Top 5 cities by out-of-state owned properties
CityPropertiesShare
Ravenna60826%
Kent56024%
Streetsboro1798%
Windham1717%
Atwater1657%

Top ZIP codes: 44266 Ravenna (608), 44240 Kent (560), 44241 Streetsboro (179), 44288 Windham (171), 44201 Atwater (165).

Distribution

Out-of-state owned properties in Portage County by years owned and value

Years owned
Under 2 years291 13%
2 to 5 years281 12%
5 to 10 years386 17%
10 to 20 years268 12%
20+ years1,051 46%
properties by years owned
County value
Under $100k1,471 62%
$100k to $200k369 16%
$200k to $350k163 7%
$350k to $500k63 3%
$500k+295 12%
properties by county value
The numbers

Out-of-state owned properties in Portage County: what stands out

2,361 out-of-state owned properties in Portage County right now, with a median county value of $88,550. 52% of these owners get their tax bill at another address, and the typical owner has held the property for 16 years. Those behind on tax owe $1,830 on average. 1% score 9 or 10 on the likely-to-sell model.

Ravenna holds the most (608, 26%), followed by Kent (560), Streetsboro (179), Windham (171).

By ZIP code, 44266 (Ravenna) has 608, 44240 (Kent) has 560, 44241 (Streetsboro) has 179: the quickest places to start a mailing route.

Typical reasons on this list in Portage County: owner lives out of state; owes about $3,000 in tax; foreclosure / sheriff sale filed; owned by an llc / company.

The largest group by years owned is 20+ years (1,051 properties); by county value it is Under $100k (1,471).

The official source

Where the official Portage County list lives

The records behind this list are kept by the Portage County Auditor / 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. Ohio rules and the Ohio guide explain how the process works.

Why these owners may sell

Managing a house from another state is hard. Out-of-state owners, often heirs or former residents, are among the most willing sellers.

How to work the Portage County list

  • Stack with inherited, vacant or tax delinquent.
  • Offer a simple, remote closing: it removes the biggest worry for a distant owner.
The letter to send: out-of-state 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 out-of-state owned properties are in Portage County, OH?

2,361 on the latest county file, from official Portage County records (Portage County Auditor / GIS). The count is refreshed every week.

Where does the mailing state come from?

From the owner mailing address on the county's property roll.

How often is it updated?

Every week.

Every Portage County out-of-state owner owner, with the reasons.

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