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Posey County, Indiana Court Filings Intelligence

Analysis of property-related court filings (foreclosure, probate, divorce, partition, guardianship) in Posey County. See methodology.

Based on public court filings, analyzed by Keystone. As of October 2026.

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About Posey County

Posey County is the southernmost, southwesternmost, and westernmost county in the U.S. state of Indiana. Its southern border is formed by the Ohio River, and its western border by the Wabash River, a tributary to the Ohio. As of 2020, the population was 25,222. The county seat is Mount Vernon. Posey County is part of the Evansville, Indiana metropolitan statistical area. The Ports of Indiana-Mount Vernon, on the Ohio River, is the seventh-largest inland port complex in the nation. Mechanization of dock technology has altered the number of workers at the port, but Posey County is still the seve

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At a glance

$152,900 median estimated property value across filings with property-value data.

3.6% Indiana unemployment rate (BLS, as of 2026-08). Filings should be read against the local-economy backdrop.

Filing type breakdown

Filing typeShare
Divorce 39.7%
Probate 29.6%
Pre-Foreclosure 13.5%
Guardianship 10.6%
Other 6.5%

Each row is a distinct case as recorded on the county docket.

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Geographic concentration by ZIP

The ZIP codes in Posey County with the most property-related court filings, in rank order: where distressed real estate activity clusters.

RankZIPCity
1 47620 Mount Vernon
2 47633 Poseyville
3 47638 WADESVILLE
4 47631 New Harmony
5 47712 Evansville
6 47612 Cynthiana
7 47616 GRIFFIN
8 47711 Evansville
9 47670 Princeton

Based on filings with a parseable property address.

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Property value distribution

Estimated valueShare
Under $75k 11.3%
$75k - $150k 37.2%
$150k - $250k 33.9%
$250k - $400k 14.3%
$400k+ 3.3%

Source: property records. Median $152,900; mean $176,891.

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Building characteristics

Per-property details from third-party property enrichment, aggregated across filings with characteristic data:

IndicatorValue
Median year built1985
Median living area720 sqft
Median lot size0.71 acres
Owner-occupied (at time of enrichment)0.0%

Housing stock + distress signals

Underlying housing stock and distress indicators across all 11081 Posey County housing units, from US Census ACS 5-year data. National reference values shown for context.

Indicator Posey County US average
Vacancy rate (incl. seasonal + for-sale)7.3%10.5%
Share of owner-occupied units carrying a mortgage63.4%60.8%
Pre-1940 housing stock11.6%12.3%
Single-family detached share of housing stock83.4%61.2%
Residents age 65 or older20.3%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, so the same FMRs apply to every county within the metro. Posey County sits within the Evansville, 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$853
1-bedroom$860
2-bedroom$1,113
3-bedroom$1,370
4-bedroom$1,539

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 Posey 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)41
Year-over-year change (2024 → 2025)-10.9%
Single-family share of permits (2025)100.0%
Single-family units permitted41
Multifamily units permitted (2+ units per building)0

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

Posey 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)+4.6%2026-04-01
Indiana home price index (cumulative since 2020)+67.6%2026-04-01
National mortgage delinquency rate (30+ day, single-family)1.86%2026-04-01

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.

Local-market benchmark

Demographics of the ZIPs where filings cluster, weighted by filing count and benchmarked against Census ACS 2023 5-year:

IndicatorFiling-weighted average
Median household income (where filings cluster)$73,353
Median home value$200,521
Owner-occupancy rate78.8%
Renter share of households21.2%
Median gross rent$791/mo

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates, weighted by Keystone's filing volume across 10 top ZIPs.

Most active foreclosure plaintiffs in Posey County

Top mortgage holders and servicers named in foreclosure complaints filed in this county. Lender names are normalized to collapse common legal-suffix variants (e.g. "as Trustee for X Trust", "N.A.").

RankPlaintiff
1 U.S. BANK TRUST N.A
2 NEWREZ LLC
3 NEWREZ LLC D/B/A SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE SERVICING
4 MIDFIRST BANK
5 DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS
6 BANK UNITED N.A.
7 ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLC
8 MORTGAGE RESEARCH CENTER LLC
9 REGIONS BANK

Source: public foreclosure filings in Posey County. Court records are public information.

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Lender concentration analysis

Foreclosure activity is spread across many lenders, suggesting diverse distress sources rather than a single institutional wave.

Competitive
Market type
Rank Most active lenders / plaintiffs
1 NEWREZ LLC
2 US BANK TRUST NA
3 MIDFIRST BANK
4 DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS
5 BANK UNITED NA

Lenders in rank order, most active first. Market type reflects how concentrated foreclosure filings are among plaintiffs. Based on foreclosure filings with identified plaintiffs.

ZIP code distress hotspots

Distress shows moderate geographic concentration across ZIP codes. The ZIP codes below are ranked by property-related court filings, most active first.

Rank ZIP Area
1 47620 Mount Vernon
2 47633 Poseyville
3 47638 Wadesville
4 47631 New Harmony
5 47712 Evansville
6 47612 Cynthiana
7 47616 Griffin
8 47711 Evansville
9 47670 Princeton

ZIP codes in rank order, most court filings first.

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Distress composition

Distress diversity score: 1.82 (Shannon entropy across case types; higher = more diverse distress sources). The case-type shares are in the filing type breakdown above.

Property Value Profile

$147,043
Median assessed value
$169,709
Average assessed value
Value range Share
Under $100K 26.7%
$100K - $250K 56.5%
$250K - $500K 15.0%
$500K - $1M 1.8%
Value breakdown by case type
Case type Median value Avg value
Divorce $155,300 $176,519
Probate $164,600 $182,641
Pre-Foreclosure $114,400 $138,495
Guardianship $156,900 $173,675

Based on public property records for properties with court filings. Values are tax-assessed amounts, not market listing prices.

Investment Opportunity Score by ZIP Code

ZIP 47620 (Mount Vernon) ranks first on the composite opportunity score in Posey County. ZIP codes are listed in rank order, highest score first.

Rank ZIP Code Area
#1 47620 Mount Vernon
#2 47633 Poseyville
#3 47638 Wadesville
#4 47631 New Harmony
#5 47612 Cynthiana
#6 47712 Evansville
#7 47616 Griffin

The score blends court-filing activity, property value, absentee-owner rate and case-type diversity. Compare ZIPs within the same county or state, not across markets.

Based on court filings by property ZIP code; ZIPs with too little data are excluded. Property values from public property records.

Property Type Distribution

52.3% of distressed properties are classified as Single Family, followed by Duplex/Multi-Family (33.9%). Notably, Guardianship filings skew toward Duplex/Multi-Family (47.2%).

Single Family
Most common (52.3%)
5
Property categories
Property type Share Distribution
Single Family 52.3%
Duplex/Multi-Family 33.9%
Agricultural 10.3%
Residential 3.3%
Commercial 0.2%
Property type by case type
Case type Dominant property type Share
Divorce Single Family 55.0%
Probate Single Family 47.5%
Pre-Foreclosure Single Family 61.9%
Guardianship Duplex/Multi-Family 47.2%

Property classifications from public property records for filings with a classified property. Categories normalized from public-record property classes.

Property Age & Distress Profile

Among filings with year-built data, the 1980–1999 construction era is most common (35%). Newer properties (2000+) average $216,931, 1.9x the value of Pre-1960 stock ($114,751).

1980–1999
Most common era (34.8%)
Construction era Share Avg value
Pre-1960 19.7% $114,751
1960–1979 19.6% $166,474
1980–1999 34.8% $172,310
2000+ 25.9% $216,931

Value trend: Properties from the 2000+ era average $216,931, which is 1.89x the value of Pre-1960 stock ($114,751).

Top case types by construction era
Pre-1960: Divorce (39.0%), Probate (25.7%), Pre-Foreclosure (23.9%), Guardianship (7.3%)
1960–1979: Probate (39.4%), Divorce (32.4%), Pre-Foreclosure (15.7%), Guardianship (9.3%)
1980–1999: Divorce (37.2%), Probate (36.2%), Pre-Foreclosure (14.8%), Guardianship (10.2%)
2000+: Divorce (44.4%), Probate (25.5%), Pre-Foreclosure (16.8%), Guardianship (11.2%)

Construction year sourced from public property records. Value is assessed value from the most recent available tax assessment.

Municipality filing concentration in Posey County

Mount Vernon has the most property-related court filings in Posey County, predominantly Divorce. Filing activity is geographically concentrated in a few municipalities.

Concentrated
Geographic spread
Rank Municipality Top case type
1 Mount Vernon Divorce
2 Mt Vernon Divorce
3 Evansville Divorce
4 Wadesville Divorce
5 Poseyville Divorce
6 New Harmony Probate
7 Mt. Vernon Probate
8 Cynthiana Divorce
9 Newburgh Divorce
10 Griffin Probate
11 Indianapolis Divorce
12 Boonville Divorce
13 Princeton Divorce
14 Oakland City Divorce
15 Henderson Divorce

Municipalities in rank order, most court filings first, among filings with a municipality on the property record. Municipality names from public property records.

Property Value Distribution

$142,514
Median value
$165,024
Average value
Price range Share Distribution
Under $50K 10.8%
$50K–$100K 17.7%
$100K–$150K 24.7%
$150K–$200K 19.1%
$200K–$300K 18.0%
$300K–$500K 8.2%
$500K+ 1.6%
Value by case type
Case type Median value Average value
Divorce $144,101 $167,926
Probate $159,677 $179,764
Pre-Foreclosure $118,310 $137,351
Guardianship $159,592 $179,646

Assessed property values from public property records for filings with a valuation. Values reflect tax-assessed amounts, not market price.

Ownership Duration Before Filing

6.9 yr
Median tenure
8.8 yr
Average tenure
Ownership period Share Distribution
Under 2 years 18.3%
2–5 years 22.7%
5–10 years 20.4%
10–20 years 32.4%
20+ years 6.2%
Tenure by case type
Case type Median tenure Average tenure
Divorce 5.6 yr 7.4 yr
Probate 12.5 yr 11.0 yr
Pre-Foreclosure 4.6 yr 7.5 yr
Guardianship 11.2 yr 11.2 yr

Duration calculated from last recorded property sale to court filing date, for filings with a recorded prior sale. Longer ownership often correlates with higher equity.

Land vs improvement value composition

13.3%
Median land share
$18,100
Median land value
$112,900
Median improvement value
2.6%
Land-dominant (50%+)

Land share distribution

Land share bracket % of total
Under 10% 25.7%
10–20% 52.6%
20–30% 13.9%
30–50% 5.1%
50–70% 1.4%
Over 70% 1.2%

Land share by case type

Case type Median land %
Divorce 13.7%
Probate 12.9%
Pre-Foreclosure 13.4%
Guardianship 13.8%

Analysis of filings with assessed land and improvement value breakdowns.

Methodology and data sources

Top cities for filings within Posey County

Where filings concentrate inside Posey County, by parsed property city or township, in rank order.

Rank City / Township
1Mt Vernon
2Wadesville
3Poseyville
4New Harmony
5Mount Vernon

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Cite: Keystone Court Data, "Posey County Indiana Court Filings Intelligence," 2026-10-21, https://keystonecourtdata.com/reports/posey-in-court-filings-intelligence