Brown County, OH Distress Report: Foreclosure, Tax Liens & ZIPs (2026)
Where is distress concentrating in Brown County, Ohio? DLRadar grades every Brown County ZIP 0-100 from foreclosure, tax-lien, mortgage and insurance records, peaking at 18/100. Here is the 2026 Brown County breakdown.
- Brown County's most distressed ZIP is 45106 at 18/100.
- 20 ZIP codes tracked in Brown County, averaging 16/100 distress.
- Brown County reads peak — home values up 3.5% year over year.
- Vacancy runs 11.4% across Brown County's tracked ZIPs, with a 16.4% poverty rate.
- The typical Brown County home is worth about $187,211 against a ~$65,730 median income.
- Lending headwind in Brown County sits at 57/100 — a forward read on distressed supply.
All numbers: DLRadar's monthly public-record distress index. Reuse is welcome with attribution to DLRadar (dlradar.com).
| Rank | ZIP | Composite distress |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 45106 | 18/100 |
| 2 | 45101 | 17/100 |
| 3 | 45115 | 17/100 |
| 4 | 45119 | 17/100 |
| 5 | 45120 | 17/100 |
| 6 | 45121 | 17/100 |
| 7 | 45131 | 17/100 |
| 8 | 45154 | 17/100 |
| 9 | 45167 | 17/100 |
| 10 | 45168 | 17/100 |
| 11 | 45176 | 17/100 |
| 12 | 45107 | 16/100 |
Most distressed ZIP codes in Brown County (composite distress 0-100, 2026)
What is driving Brown County distress
Brown County sits inside DLRadar's nationwide distress index, built entirely from public records. Its ZIPs average 16/100 composite distress. Every figure traces to a public source — FHFA HPI, CFPB mortgage delinquency, county recorder foreclosure and tax-lien filings, FEMA/NFIP for insurance, and Census ACS for demographics.
Brown County market phase and pricing
DLRadar places Brown County in peak; prices moved up 3.5% over the year. Longer marketing times follow, and with them the sellers worth calling.
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Questions about this county
Which Brown County ZIP scores worst for distress?
ZIP 45106 leads Brown County at 18/100, recomputed monthly from public records.
What stage of the price cycle is Brown County at?
FHFA price-index movement places Brown County in peak; prices are up 3.5% over twelve months.
Which datasets feed the Brown County scores?
Every Brown County figure traces to a public source — FHFA House Price Index for the peak trajectory, CFPB mortgage performance, county recorder filings, FEMA/NFIP and Census ACS. The same deterministic model scores all 20 Brown County ZIP codes that it runs on every other U.S. county, so Brown County's numbers are directly comparable to any other market.
How much do distress scores vary between Brown County ZIP codes?
The county figure is a blend, not a description. Across the Brown County ZIPs DLRadar ranks, scores run from 18/100 in 45106 down to 16/100 in 45107, against a Brown County average of 16/100. A spread of 2 points means Brown County has to be worked ZIP by ZIP.
What do Brown County home values and vacancy say about distressed supply?
The typical Brown County home carries about $187,211 of value against a median household income near $65,730. Vacancy across Brown County's tracked ZIPs runs 11.4% and the poverty rate is 16.4%. Vacancy and strained affordability are the conditions that make arrears become supply, read here against Brown County's foreclosure and tax-lien filings and its 57/100 lending headwind.
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This is a deterministic read of public filings, not advice of any kind — investment, legal or financial. The underlying index updates each month.