Delaware County, OH Distress Report: Foreclosure, Tax Liens & ZIPs (2026)
Where is distress concentrating in Delaware County, Ohio? DLRadar grades every Delaware County ZIP 0-100 from foreclosure, tax-lien, mortgage and insurance records, peaking at 26/100. Here is the 2026 Delaware County breakdown.
- Delaware County's most distressed ZIP is 43016 at 26/100.
- 24 ZIP codes tracked in Delaware County, averaging 20/100 distress.
- Delaware County reads peak — home values up 3.0% year over year.
- Vacancy runs 4.7% across Delaware County's tracked ZIPs, with a 5.9% poverty rate.
- The typical Delaware County home is worth about $373,783 against a ~$115,982 median income.
- Lending headwind in Delaware County sits at 48/100 — a forward read on distressed supply.
Figures come from DLRadar's public-record distress index and refresh every month. Free to quote with credit to DLRadar (dlradar.com).
| Rank | ZIP | Composite distress |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 43016 | 26/100 |
| 2 | 43054 | 26/100 |
| 3 | 43081 | 26/100 |
| 4 | 43235 | 26/100 |
| 5 | 43017 | 25/100 |
| 6 | 43013 | 22/100 |
| 7 | 43031 | 22/100 |
| 8 | 43040 | 22/100 |
| 9 | 43344 | 22/100 |
| 10 | 43342 | 21/100 |
| 11 | 43065 | 20/100 |
| 12 | 43015 | 19/100 |
Most distressed ZIP codes in Delaware County (composite distress 0-100, 2026)
What is driving Delaware County distress
Delaware County sits inside DLRadar's nationwide distress index, built entirely from public records. Its ZIPs average 20/100 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.
Delaware County market phase and pricing
DLRadar places Delaware County in peak; prices moved up 3.0% over the year. Longer marketing times follow, and with them the sellers worth calling.
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Questions and answers
What is the most distressed ZIP code in Delaware County, OH?
ZIP 43016 leads Delaware County at 26/100, recomputed monthly from public records.
Which phase does Delaware County sit in right now?
Delaware County reads peak, with home prices up 3.0% year over year. Phase comes from FHFA House Price Index trajectory.
Which datasets feed the Delaware County scores?
Nothing here is proprietary or estimated — FHFA price data, CFPB performance data, county recorder records, FEMA/NFIP and Census ACS. All 24 Delaware County ZIPs are scored by the same deterministic method applied to every U.S. county.
How much do distress scores vary between Delaware County ZIP codes?
County-level numbers smooth away the detail that matters. Across the Delaware County ZIPs DLRadar ranks, scores run from 26/100 in 43016 down to 19/100 in 43015, against a Delaware County average of 20/100. That 7-point gap is why acquisition targeting in Delaware County works at ZIP level rather than county level.
What do Delaware County home values and vacancy say about distressed supply?
The typical Delaware County home carries about $373,783 of value against a median household income near $115,982. Vacancy across Delaware County's tracked ZIPs runs 4.7% and the poverty rate is 5.9%. When budgets are stretched and homes sit vacant, arrears become listings — the reason these sit alongside Delaware County's foreclosure and tax-lien record and its 48/100 lending headwind.
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