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Summit County tax delinquent list, OH

22,078tax-delinquent properties today · refreshed weekly

22,078 owners on this list today. Seats open. A list is not a reason: every owner here shows the reason.

Summit County, OH has 22,078 tax-delinquent properties today, read from Summit County Fiscal Office records and refreshed weekly. The top ZIP codes are 44306, 44320, 44203. 9,859 of these owners are also on the absentee owner list, the best one to stack. A property is on the list when tax is past due or the parcel is certified delinquent.

Three Summit County properties on this list, best score first
Street and cityScore (1 to 10)Why it may sell
Polk AveAkron10of 10Taxes 3 years behindOwned by an LLC / company
Dooridge DrTwinsburg10of 10Taxes 1 year behindLast transfer was $0 (family / trust)
SW 19th StAkron10of 10Taxes 1 year behindLast transfer was $0 (family / trust)

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

9,859Also on the absentee owner list9,859 Summit County owners are on both lists today: the best place to start.
How it is built

How the Summit County list is made

Summit County's tax delinquent list comes from the Summit County Fiscal Office tax records: we read the delinquent-tax flag and the amount still owed on each tax bill for every parcel, every week. A property is on the list when: tax is past due or the parcel is certified delinquent.

Summit County data dictionaryPast-due balance or certified delinquent year.

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 Summit County owners are

Top 5 cities by tax-delinquent properties
CityPropertiesShare
Akron15,70171%
Barberton1,8839%
Cuyahoga Fa1,0725%
Stow4722%
Northfield4212%

Top ZIP codes: 44306 Akron (2,149), 44320 Akron (2,142), 44203 Barberton (1,887), 44314 Akron (1,584), 44310 Akron (1,410).

Distribution

Tax-delinquent properties in Summit County by years owned and value

Years owned
Under 2 years2,482 13%
2 to 5 years3,440 18%
5 to 10 years3,518 18%
10 to 20 years4,483 23%
20+ years5,476 28%
properties by years owned
County value
Under $100k13,321 60%
$100k to $200k5,105 23%
$200k to $350k2,230 10%
$350k to $500k681 3%
$500k+741 3%
properties by county value
The numbers

Tax-delinquent properties in Summit County: what stands out

22,078 tax-delinquent properties in Summit County right now, with a median county value of $78,960. 45% of these owners get their tax bill at another address, and the typical owner has held the property for 10 years. Those behind on tax owe $6,889 on average. 29% score 9 or 10 on the likely-to-sell model.

Akron holds the most (15,701, 71%), followed by Barberton (1,883), Cuyahoga Fa (1,072), Stow (472).

By ZIP code, 44306 (Akron) has 2,149, 44320 (Akron) has 2,142, 44203 (Barberton) has 1,887: the quickest places to start a mailing route.

Typical reasons on this list in Summit County: taxes 3 years behind; owned by an llc / company; taxes 1 year behind; last transfer was $0 (family / trust).

The largest group by years owned is 20+ years (5,476 properties); by county value it is Under $100k (13,321).

The official source

Where the official Summit County list lives

The records behind this list are kept by the Summit County Fiscal Office. 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 absentee owner. Ohio rules and the Ohio guide explain how the process works.

Why these owners may sell

Unpaid property tax is a dated, money-based signal: the owner may be short of cash, may have inherited the house, or may no longer want it. Every year unpaid brings the county closer to a tax sale or tax foreclosure.

How to work the Summit County list

  • Stack it with absentee owner or owned 15+ years to find owners who are least attached to the property.
  • Sort by amount owed: larger balances usually mean a longer delay and more urgency.
  • Check the tax-payment history on the property page: a first missed payment is different from three years behind.
  • Lead with help: many owners do not know how close a tax sale is.
The letter to send: tax delinquent ownersFor tax delinquent owners

Dear [first name],

The county records show unpaid property tax on [property address]. If the tax bill has become a burden, you have options, and selling before penalties grow is one of them.

I buy houses as-is and can pay off the back taxes at closing, so you walk away with cash instead of a growing bill.

Send it in the app

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

Questions

How many tax-delinquent properties are in Summit County, OH?

22,078 on the latest county file, from official Summit County records (Summit County Fiscal Office). The count is refreshed every week.

How often is the tax-delinquent list updated?

Every week, from the county's own tax records, so the list is live and current.

Does tax delinquent mean the property is for sale?

No. It means tax is past due. Many owners pay or set up a payment plan; some prefer to sell.

Every Summit County tax delinquent owner, with the reasons.

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