Jefferson County, OH Distress Report: Foreclosure, Tax Liens & ZIPs (2026)
Where is distress concentrating in Jefferson County, Ohio? DLRadar grades every Jefferson County ZIP 0-100 from foreclosure, tax-lien, mortgage and insurance records, peaking at 15/100. Here is the 2026 Jefferson County breakdown.
- Jefferson County's most distressed ZIP is 43913 at 15/100.
- 23 ZIP codes tracked in Jefferson County, averaging 14/100 distress.
- Jefferson County reads expansion — home values up 8.5% year over year.
- Vacancy runs 13.6% across Jefferson County's tracked ZIPs, with a 16.8% poverty rate.
- The typical Jefferson County home is worth about $119,375 against a ~$56,946 median income.
- Lending headwind in Jefferson County sits at 59/100 — a forward read on distressed supply.
Data drawn from the DLRadar distress index, recomputed monthly from public filings. Cite with attribution to DLRadar (dlradar.com).
| Rank | ZIP | Composite distress |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 43913 | 15/100 |
| 2 | 43917 | 15/100 |
| 3 | 43925 | 15/100 |
| 4 | 43926 | 15/100 |
| 5 | 43930 | 15/100 |
| 6 | 43938 | 15/100 |
| 7 | 43939 | 15/100 |
| 8 | 43943 | 15/100 |
| 9 | 43944 | 15/100 |
| 10 | 43948 | 15/100 |
| 11 | 43952 | 15/100 |
| 12 | 43953 | 15/100 |
Most distressed ZIP codes in Jefferson County (composite distress 0-100, 2026)
What is driving Jefferson County distress
DLRadar builds Jefferson County's distress picture only from records anyone can pull; its ZIPs average 14/100: FHFA price data, CFPB delinquency, county foreclosure and tax-lien filings, FEMA/NFIP claims and Census ACS.
Jefferson County market phase and pricing
Phase for Jefferson County: expansion (+8.5% YoY). As pricing power fades, listings sit longer and sellers become reachable.
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Common questions
Where is distress highest inside Jefferson County, OH?
ZIP 43913 leads Jefferson County at 15/100, recomputed monthly from public records.
Is Jefferson County expanding or contracting?
Jefferson County reads expansion, with home prices up 8.5% year over year. Phase comes from FHFA House Price Index trajectory.
What is this Jefferson County analysis built from?
Nothing here is proprietary or estimated — FHFA price data, CFPB performance data, county recorder records, FEMA/NFIP and Census ACS. All 23 Jefferson County ZIPs are scored by the same deterministic method applied to every U.S. county.
How much do distress scores vary between Jefferson County ZIP codes?
A county average hides the spread. Across the Jefferson County ZIPs DLRadar ranks, scores run from 15/100 in 43913 down to 15/100 in 43953, against a Jefferson County average of 14/100. That 0-point gap is why acquisition targeting in Jefferson County works at ZIP level rather than county level.
What do Jefferson County home values and vacancy say about distressed supply?
The typical Jefferson County home carries about $119,375 of value against a median household income near $56,946. Vacancy across Jefferson County's tracked ZIPs runs 13.6% and the poverty rate is 16.8%. Stretched affordability and standing vacancy are what turn a missed payment into a listing, which is why DLRadar reads them alongside Jefferson County's foreclosure and tax-lien filings and its 59/100 lending headwind.
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