ZIP 44040 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Cuyahoga County, Ohio, ZIP 44040 scores 23 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. Environmental exposure also runs high (climate & FEMA risk (98/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (88/100)). Its standout signals are structural risk (51/100), institutional ownership (20/100), construction/permit lag (16/100). On the quiet end sit construction/permit lag (16/100) and mortgage stress (9/100). Structural exposure scores 51 and live distress 3 on the 0–100 scale.

The expansion-phase market in 44040 posted values that rose 5.9% over the year, and 15% higher over three years, at 36/100 phase confidence. Rising prices can mask pockets of distress, where per-parcel scoring earns its keep.

Vacancy runs 4.9%. The tenure split is 95% owner-occupied to 5% rented. There are about 1,223 housing units across 44040. Households earn a median $166,579 — above the roughly $78,000 national figure. A median home runs $587,700 here, or 3.0 times local income. On demographic stress specifically, 44040 scores 19/100. Population is roughly 3,032 with a median age of 55. Rent burden reaches 19% of tenant households. Roughly 6.7% live below the poverty line, a low share typical of higher-equity areas. About 62% have a four-year degree.

Broadly, 44040 is a steadier market — the deals are the exceptions, not the rule. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.