ZIP 44072 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Geauga County, Ohio, ZIP 44072 scores 17 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: climate & FEMA risk (60/100). The latent-versus-live split is 39/100 structural and 1/100 already moving. Its standout signals are construction/permit lag (69/100), structural risk (39/100), institutional ownership (5/100). By contrast, institutional ownership (5/100) and mortgage stress (3/100) register low.

The market reads expansion — home values rose 5.9% year on year, and 28% higher over three years (phase confidence 36/100). Appreciation rarely lifts every parcel — the laggards are the opportunity.

The ZIP holds roughly 2,174 housing units. 3.5% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. The vacancy rate is 2.9%. Educational attainment sits at 45% bachelor's-or-above. Owners hold 79% of homes, renters 21%. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 23/100. Around 25% of renters are cost-burdened. About 5,028 people live here, median age 48. Median household income is $99,671, above the U.S. median near $78,000. Home values center near $355,400, an affordability ratio of 3.3× — accessible.

Overall 44072 looks resilient on the surface, so the edge is isolating individual stressed parcels. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.