ZIP 45688 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report

Composite property distress in 45688 (Lawrence County, Ohio) lands at 20/100 — low on DLRadar's public-record scoring. The pressure is most legible in structural risk (45/100), construction/permit lag (38/100), institutional ownership (17/100). construction/permit lag (38/100) and institutional ownership (17/100) stay muted. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — flood (NFIP) exposure (74/100), climate & FEMA risk (70/100). On the structural side it scores 45/100, with 0/100 of stress already active.

The expansion-phase market in 45688 posted values that rose 7.2% over the year (phase confidence 36/100). Appreciation rarely lifts every parcel — the laggards are the opportunity.

Median household income is $25,500, below the U.S. median near $78,000. The tenure split is 68% owner-occupied to 32% rented. Vacancy runs 39.8%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. Educational attainment sits at 3% bachelor's-or-above. Rent burden reaches 100% of tenant households. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 51/100. 19.6% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. There are about 137 housing units across 45688. The typical home is worth about $52,700. Population is roughly 204 with a median age of 41.

On the whole, 45688 leans distressed, with opportunity clustered in specific stressed parcels. 45688 has no individual parcels listed at present; the signals above still come from the same audited public sources used nationwide.

The 45688 read uses the identical public-record model applied coast to coast, which means its 20/100 score means exactly what it means anywhere else, and 45688 stays directly comparable to neighboring ZIPs and the rest of Lawrence County, Ohio. Sparse data for 45688 shows as blanks, never estimates, and the score updates on every fresh public filing.

The 20/100 for 45688 sums independent layers - foreclosure, mortgage, tax-lien, lender headwind and structural risk - so the mix behind the number matters as much as the number. For a buyer, 45688 is one row in a larger workflow: confirm the score, pull the distressed parcels behind it, then move from signal to funded, closed acquisition through DLRadar.