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Marshall County, Indiana Court Filings Intelligence

Live court-record analysis of property-related filings (foreclosure, probate, divorce, partition, guardianship). Data sourced direct from Marshall County court dockets. Updated 2026-07-15. See methodology.

Investor takeaway

About Marshall County

Marshall County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana. The 2020 census recorded the population at 46,095. The county seat is Plymouth.

Source: Wikipedia

At a glance

1864 verified property-related court filings tracked across 54 months (Jan 2020 to Jul 2026).

35 typical monthly filing volume.

0% of filings involve owners whose mailing address differs from the property address (1 of 1864 filings).

$184,700 median estimated property value across the 2 filings with property-enrichment data (0% coverage).

3.2% Indiana unemployment rate (BLS, as of 2026-05). Filings should be read against the local-economy backdrop.

Filing type breakdown

Filing typeFilingsShare
Divorce 749 40.2%
Probate 573 30.7%
Guardianship 223 12.0%
Pre-Foreclosure 188 10.1%
Partition 131 7.0%

Each row is a distinct case verified for current owner-of-record before inclusion.

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Monthly filing activity

MonthFilingsvs prior
Jan 2020 39
Feb 2020 35 -4
Mar 2020 38 +3
Apr 2020 23 -15
May 2020 31 +8
Jun 2020 41 +10
Jul 2020 39 -2
Aug 2020 23 -16
Sep 2020 34 +11
Oct 2020 32 -2
Nov 2020 33 +1
Dec 2020 29 -4
Jan 2021 42 +13
Feb 2021 29 -13
Mar 2021 33 +4
Apr 2021 43 +10
May 2021 41 -2
Jun 2021 49 +8
Jul 2021 32 -17
Aug 2021 41 +9
Sep 2021 38 -3
Oct 2021 44 +6
Nov 2021 19 -25
Dec 2021 31 +12
Jan 2022 43 +12
Feb 2022 38 -5
Mar 2022 45 +7
Apr 2022 46 +1
May 2022 29 -17
Jun 2022 26 -3
Jul 2022 44 +18
Aug 2022 37 -7
Sep 2022 41 +4
Oct 2022 34 -7
Nov 2022 38 +4
Dec 2022 28 -10
Jan 2023 46 +18
Feb 2023 42 -4
Mar 2023 34 -8
Apr 2023 38 +4
May 2023 36 -2
Jun 2023 37 +1
Jul 2023 38 +1
Aug 2023 38 0
Sep 2023 31 -7
Oct 2023 39 +8
Nov 2023 32 -7
Dec 2023 35 +3
Jan 2024 15 -20
Mar 2024 15 0
Feb 2026 33 +18
Mar 2026 35 +2
Jun 2026 18 -17
Jul 2026 14 -4

Each row reflects new filings entering the dataset that month, after ownership verification. Most recent month may be partial.

Geographic concentration by ZIP

Top 3 ZIPs in Marshall County account for 0.2% of all tracked filings, showing where distressed real estate activity clusters.

ZIPCityFilingsShare
46511 CULVER 2 0.1%
46506 BREMEN 1 0.1%
46570 Tippecanoe 1 0.1%

Based on filings with a parseable property address (0% of Marshall County filings).

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Property value distribution

Estimated valueFilingsShare
Under $75k 1 50.0%
$250k - $400k 1 50.0%

Source: third-party property enrichment (0% coverage on Marshall County filings). Median $184,700; mean $184,700.

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Day-of-week filing pattern

DayFilingsShare
Sun 2 0.1%
Mon 313 16.8%
Tue 401 21.5%
Wed 389 20.9%
Thu 374 20.1%
Fri 376 20.2%
Sat 9 0.5%

Filings cluster Monday through Friday, with weekend filings essentially absent (court system closed). Computed for 1864 filings with a parseable date.

Housing stock + distress signals

Underlying housing stock and distress indicators across all 19959 Marshall County housing units, from US Census ACS 5-year data. National reference values shown for context.

Indicator Marshall County US average
Vacancy rate (incl. seasonal + for-sale)12.9%10.5%
Share of owner-occupied units carrying a mortgage60.1%60.8%
Pre-1940 housing stock22.1%12.3%
Single-family detached share of housing stock80.9%61.2%
Residents age 65 or older18.3%17.3%

Source: US Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS 2023 5-year). National reference values are ACS 2022 5-year US totals. Why these matter: vacancy rate is the strongest single proxy for distressed inventory; mortgage-carrying share defines the risk pool exposed to rate environment; pre-1940 stock signals deferred maintenance and renovation opportunity; senior population correlates with probate pipeline depth.

Rent benchmark (HUD Fair Market Rent)

HUD sets Fair Market Rents at the metro area level — the same FMRs apply to every county within the metro. Marshall County sits within the Marshall County, IN. Used to set Section 8 voucher amounts; investors use it as a defensible rent-estimate floor for buy-to-rent underwriting.

Unit size Fair market rent / month
Efficiency / studio$722
1-bedroom$824
2-bedroom$1,008
3-bedroom$1,225
4-bedroom$1,335

Source: US Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents (None). 40th-percentile gross rent including utilities. Why this matters: Section-8-eligible tenants are a baseline demand floor for rental inventory at these price points; FMR is the official ceiling for voucher-eligible rents.

New construction (market momentum)

Annual building permits filed in Marshall County from the US Census Building Permits Survey. Trend signal on whether new housing demand is accelerating or contracting in this market.

Indicator Value
Total housing units permitted (2025)118
Year-over-year change (2024 → 2025)-19.7%
Single-family share of permits (2025)98.3%
Single-family units permitted116
Multifamily units permitted (2+ units per building)2

Source: US Census Bureau Building Permits Survey, annual cumulative data. Why this matters: permits trending up signals strong demand for new inventory; permits contracting at the same time foreclosure activity rises indicates broader market softening (deals price differently). Multifamily share shows whether the market is densifying or holding to single-family stock.

Macro context: state home prices and national delinquency

Marshall County filings should be read against the broader housing-market backdrop. Indiana state home-price trend and the national mortgage-delinquency rate are the two macro signals most directly relevant to foreclosure exposure.

IndicatorValuePeriod
Indiana home price index (year-over-year)+4.3%2026-01-01
Indiana home price index (cumulative since 2020)+64.9%2026-01-01
National mortgage delinquency rate (30+ day, single-family)1.89%2026-01-01

Sources: Federal Housing Finance Agency state house price indices (FRED series INSTHPI); Federal Reserve Board, Mortgage Delinquency 30+Day Rate on Single-Family Residential Mortgages (FRED series DRSFRMACBS). Updated quarterly. Free public data.

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Filing velocity by case type

How each distress category is trending — are foreclosures accelerating while divorces cool, or vice versa? This breakdown is only possible with direct court-record data.

Case type Total Share Trend
Divorce 749 40.2% +21.9%
Probate 573 30.7% -5.3%
Guardianship 223 12.0% +33.3%
Pre-Foreclosure 188 10.1% -30.0%
Partition 131 7.0% +37.5%

Trend = recent 2-3 month volume vs prior 2-3 months (current partial month excluded). Positive = accelerating; negative = cooling.

Seasonal filing patterns

Court filings peak in Jul and are lowest in Nov. Filing volume is relatively steady year-round.

Month Avg filings Relative
Jan 37
97%
Feb 35.4
93%
Mar 33.3
87%
Apr 37.5
98%
May 34.2
90%
Jun 34.2
90%
Jul 38.2
100%
Aug 34.8
91%
Sep 36
94%
Oct 37.2
97%
Nov 30.5
80%
Dec 30.8
81%

Average filings per calendar month across all observed years. Relative column shows each month as a percentage of the peak month (Jul), with a 1.3x peak-to-trough ratio.

ZIP code distress hotspots

Distress is geographically dispersed across 3 ZIP codes, with no single area dominating.

ZIP Area Filings Share Median value
46511 Culver 2 0.1% $184,700
46506 Bremen 1 0.1% --
46570 Tippecanoe 1 0.1% --

Top 3 of 3 ZIP codes with filings.

Non-resident owner analysis

Most filings (100%) involve owner-occupied properties. The relatively low absentee rate suggests distress is primarily hitting homeowners, not institutional investors.

0.1%
Non-resident owners
Case type Total filings Non-resident %
Divorce 749 0.0%
Probate 573 0.2%
Guardianship 223 0.0%
Pre-Foreclosure 188 0.0%
Partition 131 0.0%

Non-resident = owner's mailing address differs from the property address. Could indicate out-of-state landlords, inherited estates, second homes, or in-transition properties.

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Distress composition and shifts

Divorce share is rising. Probate, Pre-Foreclosure share is declining.

Case type Recent share Earlier share Shift
Divorce 49.1% 40.0% +9.1pp (rising)
Probate 22.6% 30.9% -8.3pp (falling)
Guardianship 15.1% 11.8% +3.3pp
Partition 9.4% 7.0% +2.4pp
Pre-Foreclosure 3.8% 10.3% -6.5pp (falling)

Distress diversity score: 1.9 (Shannon entropy; higher = more diverse distress sources). "Recent" = last 2 complete months; "Earlier" = all prior months.

Market Absorption & Turnover Analysis

1,864 court filings tracked with 0 resolved (0.0% absorption rate). The court system is accumulating cases faster than they resolve, creating a growing backlog of 1,864 active cases.

0.0%
Absorption Rate
1,864
Active Case Backlog
Month New Filings Resolved Net Inflow Absorption
Jan 2020 39 0 +39
0.0%
Feb 2020 35 0 +35
0.0%
Mar 2020 38 0 +38
0.0%
Apr 2020 23 0 +23
0.0%
May 2020 31 0 +31
0.0%
Jun 2020 41 0 +41
0.0%
Jul 2020 39 0 +39
0.0%
Aug 2020 23 0 +23
0.0%
Sep 2020 34 0 +34
0.0%
Oct 2020 32 0 +32
0.0%
Nov 2020 33 0 +33
0.0%
Dec 2020 29 0 +29
0.0%
Jan 2021 42 0 +42
0.0%
Feb 2021 29 0 +29
0.0%
Mar 2021 33 0 +33
0.0%
Apr 2021 43 0 +43
0.0%
May 2021 41 0 +41
0.0%
Jun 2021 49 0 +49
0.0%
Jul 2021 32 0 +32
0.0%
Aug 2021 41 0 +41
0.0%
Sep 2021 38 0 +38
0.0%
Oct 2021 44 0 +44
0.0%
Nov 2021 19 0 +19
0.0%
Dec 2021 31 0 +31
0.0%
Jan 2022 43 0 +43
0.0%
Feb 2022 38 0 +38
0.0%
Mar 2022 45 0 +45
0.0%
Apr 2022 46 0 +46
0.0%
May 2022 29 0 +29
0.0%
Jun 2022 26 0 +26
0.0%
Jul 2022 44 0 +44
0.0%
Aug 2022 37 0 +37
0.0%
Sep 2022 41 0 +41
0.0%
Oct 2022 34 0 +34
0.0%
Nov 2022 38 0 +38
0.0%
Dec 2022 28 0 +28
0.0%
Jan 2023 46 0 +46
0.0%
Feb 2023 42 0 +42
0.0%
Mar 2023 34 0 +34
0.0%
Apr 2023 38 0 +38
0.0%
May 2023 36 0 +36
0.0%
Jun 2023 37 0 +37
0.0%
Jul 2023 38 0 +38
0.0%
Aug 2023 38 0 +38
0.0%
Sep 2023 31 0 +31
0.0%
Oct 2023 39 0 +39
0.0%
Nov 2023 32 0 +32
0.0%
Dec 2023 35 0 +35
0.0%
Jan 2024 15 0 +15
0.0%
Mar 2024 15 0 +15
0.0%
Feb 2026 33 0 +33
0.0%
Mar 2026 35 0 +35
0.0%
Jun 2026 18 0 +18
0.0%
Jul 2026 14 0 +14
0.0%

Resolution by Case Type

Case Type Filed Resolved Absorption Avg Days
Divorce 749 0 0.0% n/a
Probate 573 0 0.0% n/a
Guardianship 223 0 0.0% n/a
Pre-Foreclosure 188 0 0.0% n/a
Partition 131 0 0.0% n/a

Absorption rate measures the percentage of filed cases that have reached a terminal resolution (judgment, dismissal, settlement, or sale). A low absorption rate indicates a growing backlog of active cases in the court system. Resolution timing based on 0 resolved cases out of 1864 total filings.

Case Aging & Stall Analysis

1,764 cases (94.6%) have been active for over a year without resolution. 25 filings in the last <30 days represent fresh opportunities.

1,764
Cases stalled 1yr+
94.6%
of all filings
1,864
Total tracked
Age Total Resolved Still active Resolution rate
<30 days 25 0 25 0.0%
30-90 days 7 0 7 0.0%
3-6 months 68 0 68 0.0%
2+ years 1,764 0 1,764 0.0%
Resolution speed by case type
Case type Total Resolved Rate Median days
Divorce 749 0 0.0%
Probate 573 0 0.0%
Guardianship 223 0 0.0%
Pre-Foreclosure 188 0 0.0%
Partition 131 0 0.0%

Case aging computed from filing date to present for unresolved cases. Resolution classified from court docket entries (judgments, settlements, dismissals, sheriff sales). Cases with a resolution event are removed from the stall count.

Repeat litigation patterns in Marshall County

Of 1,660 unique property owners in court filings, 146 (8.8%) appear in multiple cases, including 28 with 3 or more filings. The most active repeat filer has 8 cases spanning 66 months. Guardianship cases have the highest repeat rate at 21.8%.

1,660
Unique owners
146
Repeat filers (2+ cases)
8.8%
Repeat rate
28
Serial filers (3+ cases)

Repeat rate by case type

Case type Repeat owners Total owners Repeat rate
Divorce 81 684 11.8%
Probate 76 524 14.5%
Guardianship 43 197 21.8%
Pre-Foreclosure 4 184 2.2%
Partition 2 131 1.5%

Analysis based on 1,660 unique owner names across court filings. Repeat filers are property owners appearing in 2 or more distinct cases.

Why these filings are invisible on most public foreclosure sites

The largest public foreclosure-aggregator interfaces surface only post-auction bank-owned properties in Indiana. Pre-foreclosure court filings are not visible to their non-paying users. Keystone tracks the court filing the day it hits the docket, weeks or months before any property reaches the auction stage those aggregators surface.

Methodology and full audit: Court-vs-aggregator coverage gap report.

Methodology and data sources

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Cite: Keystone Court Data, "Marshall County Indiana Court Filings Intelligence," 2026-07-15, https://keystonecourtdata.com/reports/marshall-in-court-filings-intelligence · Download data (CSV)