ZIP 43718 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

DLRadar grades ZIP 43718 (Belmont County, Ohio) at a low 27/100 for overall property distress. Property-level stress concentrates in construction/permit lag (100/100), structural risk (63/100), institutional ownership (19/100). By contrast, institutional ownership (19/100) and mortgage stress (9/100) register low. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: flood (NFIP) exposure (82/100), climate & FEMA risk (73/100). The latent-versus-live split is 63/100 structural and 3/100 already moving.

The market reads neutral — home values rose 6.5% year on year, 3.2% off the recent peak, and 35% higher over three years (phase confidence 54/100). Appreciation rarely lifts every parcel — the laggards are the opportunity.

Median household income is $74,719, near the U.S. median near $78,000. Home values center near $228,000, an affordability ratio of 3.0× — accessible. 2.7% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Educational attainment sits at 16% bachelor's-or-above. Around 23% of renters are cost-burdened. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 24/100. About 2,810 people live here, median age 46. Owners hold 88% of homes, renters 12%. The vacancy rate is 8.5%. The ZIP holds roughly 1,197 housing units.

Net-net, 43718 is middle-of-the-pack, where the deals are specific addresses rather than the whole ZIP. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.