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Union County high equity list, NJ

14,471high-equity properties today · refreshed weekly

14,471 owners on this list today. Seats open. A list is not a reason: every owner here shows the reason.

Union County, NJ has 14,471 high-equity properties today, read from NJ Office of GIS, parcels from Union County / towns, MOD-IV from Treasury records and refreshed weekly. The top ZIP codes are 07036, 07083, 07205. 318 of these owners are also on the tax delinquent list, the best one to stack. A property is on the list when current value is at least 2x the last sale price.

Three Union County properties on this list, best score first
Street and cityScore (1 to 10)Why it may sell
Fairbanks StHillside10of 10Worth 2.5x its last sale price (estimated equity)Tax lien sold on the property
Hollywood AveHillside10of 10Worth 2.3x its last sale price (estimated equity)Tax lien sold on the property
Liberty AveHillside10of 10Tax lien sold on the propertyOwned by an LLC / company

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

318Also on the tax delinquent list318 Union County owners are on both lists today: the best place to start.
How it is built

How the Union County list is made

Union County's high equity list comes from the NJ Office of GIS, parcels from Union County / towns, MOD-IV from Treasury property roll records: we read the county's current value compared with the last recorded sale price for every parcel, every week. A property is on the list when: current value is at least 2x the last sale price.

Union County data dictionaryValue at least 2x last sale price (estimate).

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 Union County owners are

Top 5 cities by high-equity properties
CityPropertiesShare
Linden2,09714%
Union1,92513%
Plainfield1,90713%
Hillside1,3359%
Rahway1,2969%

Top ZIP codes: 07036 Linden (2,115), 07083 Union (1,829), 07205 Hillside (1,309), 07065 Rahway (1,294), 07203 Roselle (1,210).

Distribution

High-equity properties in Union County by years owned and value

Years owned
Under 2 years298 2%
2 to 5 years575 4%
5 to 10 years2,877 20%
10 to 20 years6,498 45%
20+ years4,223 29%
properties by years owned
County value
Under $100k64 0%
$100k to $200k171 1%
$200k to $350k1,082 7%
$350k to $500k4,345 30%
$500k+8,809 61%
properties by county value
The numbers

High-equity properties in Union County: what stands out

14,471 high-equity properties in Union County right now, with a median county value of $543,260. 23% of these owners get their tax bill at another address, and the typical owner has held the property for 14 years.

Linden holds the most (2,097, 14%), followed by Union (1,925), Plainfield (1,907), Hillside (1,335).

By ZIP code, 07036 (Linden) has 2,115, 07083 (Union) has 1,829, 07205 (Hillside) has 1,309: the quickest places to start a mailing route.

Typical reasons on this list in Union County: worth 2.5x its last sale price (estimated equity); tax lien sold on the property; worth 2.3x its last sale price (estimated equity); owned by an llc / company.

The largest group by years owned is 10 to 20 years (6,498 properties); by county value it is $500k+ (8,809).

The official source

Where the official Union County list lives

The records behind this list are kept by the NJ Office of GIS, parcels from Union County / towns, MOD-IV from Treasury. 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. New Jersey rules and the New Jersey guide explain how the process works.

Why these owners may sell

Owners with equity have room to sell at a fair price, and long-time owners are often ready to move on.

How to work the Union County list

  • Stack with owned 15+ years, absentee owner or tax delinquent.
  • Use nearby sales on the property page to check the numbers.
The letter to send: high equity ownersFor owners of 15+ years (downsizing, moving)

Dear [first name],

You have owned [property address] for [years owned] years. If you have thought about downsizing, moving closer to family, or simply not dealing with upkeep any more, I would like to make you a fair offer.

I buy as-is and you choose the closing date.

Send it in the app

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

What you get in the app

  • Every property on the list, with owner and mailing address
  • Likely-to-sell score 1–10 and the reasons
  • Stack with tax delinquent
  • Map, property history, export one row per property to Excel / CSV
  • New owners on the list every Monday
Start my 7 days in Union County

The score and the reasons on every owner show who is under the most pressure, so you start with the best odds.

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Questions

How many high-equity properties are in Union County, NJ?

14,471 on the latest county file, from official Union County records (NJ Office of GIS, parcels from Union County / towns, MOD-IV from Treasury). The count is refreshed every week.

How is equity estimated?

From the county's current value compared with the last recorded sale price. Mortgages are not public in bulk, so this is an estimate.

How often is it updated?

Every week.

Every Union County high equity owner, with the reasons.

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