St. Louis County, MO: motivated seller leads, with the reason on every owner

LeadCounty reads 8 official record sources for all 401,155 properties here, refreshed weekly. The biggest seller lists are tired landlord (28,583), tax delinquent (5,480) and in foreclosure (5,458).

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.

5,480Tax delinquentOwner has not paid the property tax 92,285Absentee ownerOwner lives at a different address 22,357Out-of-state ownerOwner lives in another state 106,914Owned 15+ yearsSame owner for 15 years or more

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34Owes $1,000+ in taxOwes $1,000 or more in unpaid tax 3Delinquent 3+ yearsBehind on tax for three years or more 5,458In foreclosureLender has started foreclosure 172Estate / heirs ownerOwned by an estate or heirs 68,034$0 transferChanged hands for $0, often a gift or family transfer 28,583Tired landlordLandlord who owns rentals and may be ready to stop 3,072Likely vacant (model)Our model thinks nobody lives there79,370High equity (est.)Likely owes little on the house33,039Portfolio owner (5+)Owner holds five or more properties50,266LLC / corporate ownerOwned by a company, not a person 38Certified delinquentCounty has formally listed the unpaid tax 17,496Vacant landEmpty lot with no building 211,354SoldRecent sales, for pricing

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What's in St. Louis County, and what isn't

In St. Louis County we hold tax delinquent, delinquent 3+ years, in foreclosure, estate / heirs owner, absentee owner and out-of-state owner. Every owner you do see has the reason next to the name.

St. Louis County this week

New records against the usual week

St. Louis County records no deeds of these kinds most weeks, so there is no weekly trend to show yet.

Where they are

Top ZIP codes in St. Louis County

Most tax-delinquent properties

63136 Saint Louis1,467 delinquent
63121 Saint Louis691 delinquent
63114 Saint Louis388 delinquent
63137 Saint Louis349 delinquent
63133 Saint Louis329 delinquent

Good first stacks

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 St. Louis County, with live counts.

649owners 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.
5,256owners nowPortfolio owner (5+) + owned 15+ yearsLong-time landlords with several properties: one conversation can cover more than one house.
1,445owners nowIn foreclosure or sheriff sale + high equityOwners with a deadline who still have equity to protect by selling on their own terms.
2,943owners nowLikely vacant + absentee ownerProbably empty houses whose owner lives somewhere else: every month costs them tax and upkeep.

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Perfect Storm stacks

Named stacks of signals in St. Louis 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 St. Louis County match every one today.

13First Miss. Properties whose tax is late for the first year in our records (the records start in 2012), with the earlier years on file paid on time. New ones are listed every week in the app.

184Landlord radar. Owners of three or more properties in St. Louis County where at least two show a problem today: tax late, an open city code case or an eviction. One alert for the owner, all their houses together.

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••• Maple Ave (house number hidden in Explore)Anytown, 43000 · single family · owned 22 yearsTax delinquentAbsentee ownerOwned 15+ years

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Tax owed: $4,812

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1482 Maple AveAnytown, 43000 · single family · owned 22 yearsTax delinquentAbsentee ownerOwned 15+ years

Owner: Pat Example
Mailing address: PO Box 118, Sample City
Tax owed: $4,812

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St. Louis County in numbers

What the St. Louis County records say

St. Louis County has 401,155 properties on file. 5,480 of them (1.4%) are behind on property tax, and 34 owe $1,000 or more; 3 have been delinquent for three years or longer. 92,285 (23%) belong to an owner who gets the tax bill at another address, 22,357 of them in another state.

5,458 properties have an open foreclosure case.

Unpaid tax is most concentrated in ZIP 63136 (Saint Louis) with 1,467 delinquent properties, followed by 63121 (Saint Louis) and 63114 (Saint Louis).

Stacking lists narrows the county to owners with more than one reason to sell. "Tax delinquent + absentee owner + owned 15+ years" gives 649 owners right now: small enough to mail every month.

St. Louis County on file: tax history 2012–2025, sales and transfers 1956–2021, 474 columns with data; building condition, tax liens and foreclosure filings included. The records come from St. Louis County Collector of Revenue, St. Louis County Assessor / Collector of Revenue, St. Louis County GIS Service Center / Assessor and St. Louis County Collector of Revenue / GIS / Planning, collected every week.

Sources

Where the St. Louis County data comes from

Collected from 8 official government offices, live and refreshed weekly.

St. Louis County Collector of Revenueowners, values and building facts, tax bills, payments and delinquency
St. Louis County Assessor / Collector of Revenueowners, values and building facts, deeds and sales
St. Louis County GIS Service Center / Assessorowners, values and building facts
St. Louis County Collector of Revenue / GIS / Planningtax bills, payments and delinquency
St. Louis County Collector of Revenue / Sweet Law Officetax bills, payments and delinquency
St. Louis County Planning, from Circuit Court filingseviction filings
St. Louis County Public Works / Planning; City of Ferguson GIScode cases and vacant buildings
St. Louis County GIS Service Centerparcel maps

St. Louis County on file: tax history 2012–2025, sales and transfers 1956–2021, 474 columns with data; building condition, tax liens and foreclosure filings included.

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Missouri rules

How unpaid tax and foreclosure work in Missouri

County collectors hold the yearly tax sale on the fourth Monday in August; Kansas City and St. Louis also use land tax suits through the courts. After a regular sale the owner generally has one year to redeem.

Mortgage foreclosures: non-judicial. Most homes are sold at a trustee's sale on the courthouse steps after about three weeks of published notice.

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St. Louis County questions

How many tax-delinquent properties are in St. Louis County, MO?

5,480 properties on the latest county file, from the St. Louis County Collector of Revenue's tax records; 34 of them owe $1,000 or more. The count is refreshed every week.

Where does the St. Louis County data come from?

From official public records: St. Louis County Collector of Revenue, St. Louis County Assessor / Collector of Revenue, St. Louis County GIS Service Center / Assessor, St. Louis County Collector of Revenue / GIS / Planning and St. Louis County Collector of Revenue / Sweet Law Office. We collect them every week, match them to each parcel and score every property.

How many investors can use St. Louis County data?

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Does St. Louis County publish foreclosure filings?

Yes: 5,458 properties have an open foreclosure case on the latest county file.

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