ZIP 44144 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Cuyahoga County, Ohio, ZIP 44144 scores 23 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: climate & FEMA risk (98/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (88/100). On the structural side it scores 51/100, with 3/100 of stress already active. Its standout signals are structural risk (51/100), institutional ownership (20/100), construction/permit lag (16/100). By contrast, construction/permit lag (16/100) and mortgage stress (9/100) register low.

The market reads expansion — home values rose 5.9% year on year, and 26% higher over three years (phase confidence 36/100). Appreciation rarely lifts every parcel — the laggards are the opportunity.

Around 30% of renters are cost-burdened. Educational attainment sits at 20% bachelor's-or-above. About 21,266 people live here, median age 43. Home values center near $149,900, an affordability ratio of 2.3× — accessible. Median household income is $59,775, below the U.S. median near $78,000. Owners hold 57% of homes, renters 43%. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 27/100. The vacancy rate is 3.9%. 14.2% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. The ZIP holds roughly 10,212 housing units.

Net-net, 44144 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.