ZIP 43442 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report

ZIP code 43442 in Sandusky County, Ohio carries a composite property-distress score of 17/100 — a low reading on DLRadar's deterministic distress index. Its heaviest discrete signals: structural risk (40/100), construction/permit lag (33/100), institutional ownership (16/100). By contrast, institutional ownership (16/100) and mortgage stress (3/100) register low. Structural exposure scores 40 and live distress 1 on the 0–100 scale. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: flood (NFIP) exposure (70/100).

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 4.0% over the trailing year (phase confidence 29/100). At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

Median household income is $47,500, below the U.S. median near $78,000. Around 0% of renters are cost-burdened. The poverty rate is 7.9%. The tenure split is 83% owner-occupied to 17% rented. There are about 364 housing units across 43442. Home values center near $172,500, an affordability ratio of 3.6× — accessible. Around 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 24/100. Vacancy runs 8.3%. 787 residents call 43442 home, typically aged 44.

Overall, 43442 shows a mixed profile — neither uniformly stressed nor insulated — so opportunity is property-specific. While 43442 carries no listed distressed parcels today, each signal above ties back to a public dataset on the same national scale.

No ZIP is too small to score: 43442 passes through the same foreclosure, tax, mortgage and bank-stress model as any major-metro ZIP, so its 17/100 composite is a like-for-like number rather than an isolated estimate. Where the record is thin for 43442, the field stays empty rather than modeled, and fills in as new documents post.

The 17/100 for 43442 sums independent layers - foreclosure, mortgage, tax-lien, lender headwind and structural risk - so the mix behind the number matters as much as the number. The point of the 43442 score is action: it tells you whether to open the ZIP, and DLRadar takes it from there to parcels, funding and close.