ZIP 43609 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Lucas County, Ohio, ZIP 43609 scores 27 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. Structural exposure scores 61 and live distress 2 on the 0–100 scale. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — climate & FEMA risk (92/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (66/100). Its standout signals are construction/permit lag (83/100), structural risk (61/100), institutional ownership (15/100). institutional ownership (15/100) and mortgage stress (7/100) stay muted.

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 4.3% over the trailing year, and 24% higher over three years, at 43/100 phase confidence. At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

Vacancy runs 13.2%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. 44% of housing is owner-occupied. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 32/100. Around 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. There are about 10,345 housing units across 43609. Rent burden reaches 41% of tenant households. 20,495 residents call 43609 home, typically aged 37. At $42,510, median income runs below typical U.S. levels. The typical home is worth about $65,500 (1.4× income, relatively affordable). The poverty rate is 29.8% — high, a tax-stress and distress correlate.

Taken together, 43609 profiles as an active-distress market where motivated-seller and below-market acquisitions concentrate. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.