Union County, OH Distress Report: Foreclosure, Tax Liens & ZIPs (2026)
Where is distress concentrating in Union County, Ohio? DLRadar grades every Union County ZIP 0-100 from foreclosure, tax-lien, mortgage and insurance records, peaking at 26/100. Here is the 2026 Union County breakdown.
- Union County's most distressed ZIP is 43016 at 26/100.
- 21 ZIP codes tracked in Union County, averaging 19/100 distress.
- Union County reads peak — home values up 3.0% year over year.
- Vacancy runs 5.5% across Union County's tracked ZIPs, with a 10.5% poverty rate.
- The typical Union County home is worth about $273,430 against a ~$98,278 median income.
- Lending headwind in Union County sits at 59/100 — a forward read on distressed supply.
All figures come from the monthly DLRadar distress index built on public records. Attribution to DLRadar (dlradar.com) appreciated.
| Rank | ZIP | Composite distress |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 43016 | 26/100 |
| 2 | 43017 | 25/100 |
| 3 | 43007 | 22/100 |
| 4 | 43036 | 22/100 |
| 5 | 43040 | 22/100 |
| 6 | 43045 | 22/100 |
| 7 | 43067 | 22/100 |
| 8 | 43077 | 22/100 |
| 9 | 43344 | 22/100 |
| 10 | 43358 | 22/100 |
| 11 | 43342 | 21/100 |
| 12 | 43015 | 19/100 |
Most distressed ZIP codes in Union County (composite distress 0-100, 2026)
What is driving Union County distress
Nothing here is estimated: Union County is scored from filings alone, and its ZIPs average 19/100 composite distress. The inputs are FHFA house prices, CFPB delinquency, county recorder foreclosure and lien records, FEMA and NFIP claims, and Census ACS.
Union County market phase and pricing
DLRadar places Union 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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What people ask
What is the most distressed ZIP code in Union County, OH?
ZIP 43016 leads Union County at 26/100, recomputed monthly from public records.
Which phase does Union County sit in right now?
Union County currently sits in peak, with values up 3.0% year on year, based on FHFA price-index trajectory.
Can the Union County figures be verified?
Every Union 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 21 Union County ZIP codes that it runs on every other U.S. county, so Union County's numbers are directly comparable to any other market.
How much do distress scores vary between Union County ZIP codes?
A county average hides the spread. Across the Union County ZIPs DLRadar ranks, scores run from 26/100 in 43016 down to 19/100 in 43015, against a Union County average of 19/100. Those 7 points separate the ZIPs worth working in Union County from the rest.
What do Union County home values and vacancy say about distressed supply?
The typical Union County home carries about $273,430 of value against a median household income near $98,278. Vacancy across Union County's tracked ZIPs runs 5.5% and the poverty rate is 10.5%. When budgets are stretched and homes sit vacant, arrears become listings — the reason these sit alongside Union County's foreclosure and tax-lien record and its 59/100 lending headwind.
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Produced by fixed formulas over public records — research, not investment, legal or financial advice. The underlying index updates monthly.