ZIP 44253 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report

DLRadar grades ZIP 44253 (Medina County, Ohio) at a low 18/100 for overall property distress. Environmental exposure also runs high (climate & FEMA risk (75/100)). Property-level stress concentrates in construction/permit lag (54/100), structural risk (39/100), institutional ownership (5/100). On the quiet end sit institutional ownership (5/100) and mortgage stress (3/100). Structural exposure scores 39 and live distress 1 on the 0–100 scale.

The expansion-phase market in 44253 posted values that rose 5.9% over the year, and 28% higher over three years, at 36/100 phase confidence. Rising prices can mask pockets of distress, where per-parcel scoring earns its keep.

Population is roughly 3,781 with a median age of 45. There are about 1,348 housing units across 44253. Vacancy runs 3.2%. About 23% have a four-year degree. The tenure split is 92% owner-occupied to 8% rented. Rent burden reaches 74% of tenant households. On demographic stress specifically, 44253 scores 32/100. Households earn a median $87,188 — near the roughly $78,000 national figure. A median home runs $283,300 here, or 3.0 times local income. Roughly 10.2% live below the poverty line.

Broadly, 44253 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.