ZIP 44902 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

Composite property distress in 44902 (Richland County, Ohio) lands at 15/100 — low on DLRadar's public-record scoring. The sharpest non-environmental signals are construction/permit lag (56/100), structural risk (34/100), mortgage stress (3/100). mortgage stress (3/100) and institutional ownership (3/100) stay muted. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — climate & FEMA risk (63/100). The latent-versus-live split is 34/100 structural and 1/100 already moving.

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 1.7% over the trailing year, 2.2% off the recent peak, and 74% higher over three years (phase confidence 55/100). At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

Around 54% of renters are cost-burdened. The poverty rate is 39.4% — high, a tax-stress and distress correlate. At $31,619, median income runs below typical U.S. levels. Around 5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The ZIP holds roughly 2,179 housing units. 35% of housing is owner-occupied. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 40/100. 4,876 residents call 44902 home, typically aged 34. The typical home is worth about $62,300 (1.9× income, relatively affordable). The vacancy rate is 19.4% — elevated.

Taken together, 44902 profiles as an active-distress market where motivated-seller and below-market acquisitions concentrate. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.