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Washington County, Pennsylvania Court Filings Intelligence

Live court-record analysis of property-related filings (foreclosure, probate, divorce, partition, guardianship). Data sourced direct from Washington County court dockets. Updated 2026-07-31. See methodology.

Investor takeaway

About Washington County

Washington County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 209,349. Its county seat is Washington. The county is home to Washington County Airport, three miles (4.8 km) southwest of Washington. The county is part of the Pittsburgh region of the commonwealth. Southpointe is the regions largest business park with over 800 acres of office buildings, manufacturing, hotels, restaurants and a championship golf course. The park is home to corporations Ansys, Viatris, Range Resources, Lighthouse Electric, EQT, Core Natural Resources and

Source: Wikipedia

At a glance

69384 verified property-related court filings tracked across 79 months (Jan 2020 to Jul 2026).

889 typical monthly filing volume.

0% of filings involve owners whose mailing address differs from the property address (0 of 69384 filings).

$113,342 median estimated property value across the 3 filings with property-enrichment data (0% coverage).

3.9% Pennsylvania unemployment rate (BLS, as of 2026-05). Filings should be read against the local-economy backdrop.

Filing type breakdown

Filing typeFilingsShare
Other 57906 83.5%
Probate 5876 8.5%
Divorce 3394 4.9%
Foreclosure (Post-Filing) 1475 2.1%
Real Estate Dispute 330 0.5%
Quiet Title 254 0.4%
Estate 67 0.1%
Partition 51 0.1%
Tax Sale 25 0.0%
Tax Lien 5 0.0%
Guardianship 1 0.0%

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 697
Feb 2020 872 +175
Mar 2020 831 -41
Apr 2020 212 -619
May 2020 459 +247
Jun 2020 824 +365
Jul 2020 743 -81
Aug 2020 1106 +363
Sep 2020 1230 +124
Oct 2020 803 -427
Nov 2020 1071 +268
Dec 2020 630 -441
Jan 2021 907 +277
Feb 2021 681 -226
Mar 2021 961 +280
Apr 2021 831 -130
May 2021 792 -39
Jun 2021 962 +170
Jul 2021 1119 +157
Aug 2021 1125 +6
Sep 2021 893 -232
Oct 2021 727 -166
Nov 2021 591 -136
Dec 2021 534 -57
Jan 2022 1014 +480
Feb 2022 1234 +220
Mar 2022 876 -358
Apr 2022 765 -111
May 2022 632 -133
Jun 2022 738 +106
Jul 2022 835 +97
Aug 2022 1168 +333
Sep 2022 1033 -135
Oct 2022 791 -242
Nov 2022 955 +164
Dec 2022 1053 +98
Jan 2023 1265 +212
Feb 2023 684 -581
Mar 2023 804 +120
Apr 2023 645 -159
May 2023 675 +30
Jun 2023 666 -9
Jul 2023 633 -33
Aug 2023 1001 +368
Sep 2023 878 -123
Oct 2023 873 -5
Nov 2023 978 +105
Dec 2023 902 -76
Jan 2024 565 -337
Feb 2024 940 +375
Mar 2024 1080 +140
Apr 2024 832 -248
May 2024 875 +43
Jun 2024 548 -327
Jul 2024 704 +156
Aug 2024 855 +151
Sep 2024 763 -92
Oct 2024 933 +170
Nov 2024 1196 +263
Dec 2024 1380 +184
Jan 2025 481 -899
Feb 2025 586 +105
Mar 2025 782 +196
Apr 2025 650 -132
May 2025 800 +150
Jun 2025 595 -205
Jul 2025 1358 +763
Aug 2025 1743 +385
Sep 2025 1098 -645
Oct 2025 798 -300
Nov 2025 1491 +693
Dec 2025 794 -697
Jan 2026 924 +130
Feb 2026 761 -163
Mar 2026 1411 +650
Apr 2026 914 -497
May 2026 1363 +449
Jun 2026 1405 +42
Jul 2026 60 -1345

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

Geographic concentration by ZIP

Top 7 ZIPs in Washington County account for 0.0% of all tracked filings, showing where distressed real estate activity clusters.

ZIPCityFilingsShare
17740 Jersey Shore 2 0.0%
17701 Williamsport 1 0.0%
17702 Williamsport 1 0.0%
17773 Waterville 1 0.0%
17756 Muncy 1 0.0%
17737 Hughesville 1 0.0%
17752 Montgomery 1 0.0%

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

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Property value distribution

Estimated valueFilingsShare
$75k - $150k 3 100.0%

Source: third-party property enrichment (0% coverage on Washington County filings). Median $113,342; mean $105,214.

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Day-of-week filing pattern

DayFilingsShare
Sun 210 0.3%
Mon 12619 18.2%
Tue 13690 19.7%
Wed 14750 21.3%
Thu 14272 20.6%
Fri 13690 19.7%
Sat 153 0.2%

Filings cluster Monday through Friday, with weekend filings essentially absent (court system closed). Computed for 69384 filings with a parseable date.

Housing stock + distress signals

Underlying housing stock and distress indicators across all 97476 Washington County housing units, from US Census ACS 5-year data. National reference values shown for context.

Indicator Washington County US average
Vacancy rate (incl. seasonal + for-sale)10.1%10.5%
Share of owner-occupied units carrying a mortgage54.9%60.8%
Pre-1940 housing stock26.2%12.3%
Single-family detached share of housing stock74.0%61.2%
Residents age 65 or older21.5%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. Washington County sits within the Pittsburgh, PA (FY 2026). 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$1,001
1-bedroom$1,077
2-bedroom$1,299
3-bedroom$1,661
4-bedroom$1,789

Source: US Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents (2026). 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 Washington 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)359
Year-over-year change (2024 → 2025)-20.2%
Single-family share of permits (2025)90.0%
Single-family units permitted323
Multifamily units permitted (2+ units per building)36

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

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

IndicatorValuePeriod
Pennsylvania home price index (year-over-year)+5.3%2026-01-01
Pennsylvania home price index (cumulative since 2020)+59.3%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 PASTHPI); 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)$68,838
Median home value$189,740
Owner-occupancy rate75.2%
Renter share of households24.8%
Median gross rent$889/mo

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates, weighted by Keystone's filing volume across 4 top ZIPs.

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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
Municipal Lien: Other/Sci Fa (041/064) 15998 23.1% +3.7%
Criminal Cost Judgment Adult (096) 10346 14.9% +37.7%
Marriage License (Ml) 7131 10.3% +114.4%
Probate Estate (Pe) 5811 8.4% +22.0%
Inheritance Tax (Inh) 4145 6.0% -10.2%
Mdj/Jp Transcript (038/119) 3370 4.9% -56.6%
Debt Collection: Credit Card (008) 2896 4.2% +3.3%
Debt Collection: Other (000) 2195 3.2% -5.2%
Commonwealth Of Pa (017) 2110 3.0% +252.9%
Divorce (Migrated) 1697 2.4% --
Mortgage Foreclosure: Residential (026) 1448 2.1% +38.1%
Waiver Of Liens (014/058) 1086 1.6% +37.0%
Divorce With 1 Count (021) 921 1.3% +1.4%
Civil Miscellaneous: Other (054/066) 729 1.1% -30.8%
Federal Tax (036) 712 1.0% +50.0%
Department Of Transportation (009/010) 569 0.8% -34.6%
Motor Vehicle (032/100) 560 0.8% +30.4%
Board Of Assessment (006) 507 0.7% -17.2%
Contract: Other (115) 442 0.6% -8.3%
Miscellaneous (Oc Msc) 405 0.6% -50.0%
Exemplification (Exp) 392 0.6% -25.0%
Divorce With 2 Counts (021) 386 0.6% -10.0%
Change Of Name (045) 369 0.5% +30.8%
Sewer 363 0.5% -85.7%
Mdj Appeal (005) 333 0.5% -57.1%
Petition (050) 327 0.5% -51.3%
Landlord/Tenant Dispute (012/117/118) 293 0.4% -23.1%
Miscellaneous (Row Msc) 273 0.4% -26.3%
Quiet Title (028) 254 0.4% +100.0%
Complaint (033) 235 0.3% -18.2%
Premises Liability (077) 230 0.3% -25.0%
Ejectment (022/053) 196 0.3% +0.0%
Complaint In Arbitration (091) 192 0.3% -50.0%
Tort: Other (105) 181 0.3% +30.0%
Confession Of Judgment: Money/Miscellaneous (018) 161 0.2% +100.0%
Medical (065/075) 141 0.2% +20.0%
Divorce With Custody (Migrated) 136 0.2% -53.8%
Replevin (030) 131 0.2% -33.3%
Mechanic'S Lien (025/040) 128 0.2% -50.0%
Buyer Plaintiff (113) 91 0.1% +80.0%
Certification Of County Judgment (015) 86 0.1% -20.0%
Declaratory Judgment (001) 85 0.1% -20.0%
Foreign Judgments / Registration (037) 73 0.1% -42.9%
Real Property: Other 71 0.1% +0.0%
Small Estate Settlement (Sme) 67 0.1% -40.0%
Probate Only (Po) 65 0.1% --
Statutory Appeal: Land Use Or Other (082) 60 0.1% -14.3%
Civil Miscellaneous: Other, Petition For Certificate Of Title (085) 53 0.1% -30.0%
Divorce With 2 Counts Plus Custody (101) 53 0.1% +20.0%
Partition Of Real Property (027) 51 0.1% --
Eminent Domain/Condemnation (035/048) 50 0.1% +22.2%
Civil Appeal: Other (067) 46 0.1% -20.0%
Divorce With 3 Counts (021) 45 0.1% -37.5%
Ancillary Letters (Anc) 41 0.1% -20.0%
Divorce With 4 Counts (021) 39 0.1% -20.0%
Intentional Tort (105) 37 0.1% --
School Police 32 0.0% --
Employment Dispute: Other (114) 29 0.0% --
Mortgage Foreclosure: Commercial (026) 27 0.0% +20.0%
Miscellaneous 24 0.0% --
Lien: Other (042) 23 0.0% --
Divorce With 5 Counts (021) 22 0.0% --
Judgment (039) 21 0.0% --
Divorce With 6 Counts (021) 21 0.0% --
Slander/Libel/Defamation (104) 20 0.0% --
Tax Sale/Decree Nisi (063) 17 0.0% +33.3%
Trust (Trs) 17 0.0% -62.5%
Zoning Hearing Board (011) 15 0.0% --
Divorce With 7 Counts (021) 15 0.0% --
Litigation Only (Lo) 15 0.0% --
Product Liability (070) 14 0.0% --
Mandamus (024) 14 0.0% --
Divorce With 1 Count Plus Custody (101) 14 0.0% -40.0%
Foreign Subpoena 13 0.0% -33.3%
Professional Liability Action: Other 13 0.0% --
Foreign Writ Of Execution (061) 11 0.0% --
Bar Association Matters (New Attorneys Appointments) (099) 11 0.0% +20.0%
Dental (047) 10 0.0% --
Divorce With 3 Counts Plus Custody (101) 10 0.0% --
Foreign Divorce Decree/Registration 9 0.0% --
Court Appointments (086) 8 0.0% --
Employment Dispute: Discrimination 8 0.0% --
Divorce With 4 Counts Plus Custody (101) 8 0.0% --
Decedent (Dec) 8 0.0% --
Civil Appeal: Other Tax Sale 8 0.0% --
Audit Reports And Financial Statements (095) 7 0.0% --
Certificate Of Authority (090) 6 0.0% --
Tort: Nuisance (103) 6 0.0% --
Divorce With 6 Counts Plus Custody (101) 6 0.0% --
Legal (111) 6 0.0% --
Divorce With 5 Counts Plus Custody (101) 6 0.0% --
Board Of Elections (007) 6 0.0% --
Administrative Orders (By The Court) (088) 5 0.0% --
Tax Claim Lien 5 0.0% --
Lis Pendens 5 0.0% --
Certified Copy Of Lien 5 0.0% --
Transfer Judgment 5 0.0% --

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 Aug and are lowest in Apr. The 1.7x peak-to-trough ratio suggests strong seasonal patterns — investors who time their outreach around Aug can reach more distressed homeowners.

Month Avg filings Relative
Jan 836.1
72%
Feb 822.6
71%
Mar 963.6
83%
Apr 692.7
59%
May 799.4
69%
Jun 819.7
70%
Jul 898.7
77%
Aug 1166.3
100%
Sep 982.5
84%
Oct 820.8
70%
Nov 1047
90%
Dec 882.2
76%

Average filings per calendar month across all observed years. Relative column shows each month as a percentage of the peak month (Aug), with a 1.7x peak-to-trough ratio.

ZIP code distress hotspots

Distress is geographically dispersed across 7 ZIP codes, with no single area dominating.

ZIP Area Filings Share Median value
17740 Jersey Shore 2 0.0% $113,342
17701 Williamsport 1 0.0% $80,210
17702 Williamsport 1 0.0% --
17773 Waterville 1 0.0% --
17756 Muncy 1 0.0% $122,090
17737 Hughesville 1 0.0% --
17752 Montgomery 1 0.0% --

Top 7 of 7 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.

0.0%
Non-resident owners
Case type Total filings Non-resident %
Municipal Lien: Other/Sci Fa (041/064) 15998 0.0%
Criminal Cost Judgment Adult (096) 10346 0.0%
Marriage License (Ml) 7131 0.0%
Probate Estate (Pe) 5811 0.0%
Inheritance Tax (Inh) 4145 0.0%
Mdj/Jp Transcript (038/119) 3370 0.0%
Debt Collection: Credit Card (008) 2896 0.0%
Debt Collection: Other (000) 2195 0.0%
Commonwealth Of Pa (017) 2110 0.0%
Divorce (Migrated) 1697 0.0%
Mortgage Foreclosure: Residential (026) 1448 0.0%
Waiver Of Liens (014/058) 1086 0.0%
Divorce With 1 Count (021) 921 0.0%
Civil Miscellaneous: Other (054/066) 729 0.0%
Federal Tax (036) 712 0.0%
Department Of Transportation (009/010) 569 0.0%
Motor Vehicle (032/100) 560 0.0%
Board Of Assessment (006) 507 0.0%
Contract: Other (115) 442 0.0%
Miscellaneous (Oc Msc) 405 0.0%
Exemplification (Exp) 392 0.0%
Divorce With 2 Counts (021) 386 0.0%
Change Of Name (045) 369 0.0%
Sewer 363 0.0%
Mdj Appeal (005) 333 0.0%
Petition (050) 327 0.0%
Landlord/Tenant Dispute (012/117/118) 293 0.0%
Miscellaneous (Row Msc) 273 0.0%
Quiet Title (028) 254 0.0%
Complaint (033) 235 0.0%
Premises Liability (077) 230 0.0%
Ejectment (022/053) 196 0.0%
Complaint In Arbitration (091) 192 0.0%
Tort: Other (105) 181 0.0%
Confession Of Judgment: Money/Miscellaneous (018) 161 0.0%
Medical (065/075) 141 0.0%
Divorce With Custody (Migrated) 136 0.0%
Replevin (030) 131 0.0%
Mechanic'S Lien (025/040) 128 0.0%
Buyer Plaintiff (113) 91 0.0%
Certification Of County Judgment (015) 86 0.0%
Declaratory Judgment (001) 85 0.0%
Foreign Judgments / Registration (037) 73 0.0%
Real Property: Other 71 0.0%
Small Estate Settlement (Sme) 67 0.0%
Probate Only (Po) 65 0.0%
Statutory Appeal: Land Use Or Other (082) 60 0.0%
Civil Miscellaneous: Other, Petition For Certificate Of Title (085) 53 0.0%
Divorce With 2 Counts Plus Custody (101) 53 0.0%
Partition Of Real Property (027) 51 0.0%
Eminent Domain/Condemnation (035/048) 50 0.0%
Civil Appeal: Other (067) 46 0.0%
Divorce With 3 Counts (021) 45 0.0%
Ancillary Letters (Anc) 41 0.0%
Divorce With 4 Counts (021) 39 0.0%
Intentional Tort (105) 37 0.0%
School Police 32 0.0%
Employment Dispute: Other (114) 29 0.0%
Mortgage Foreclosure: Commercial (026) 27 0.0%
Miscellaneous 24 0.0%
Lien: Other (042) 23 0.0%
Divorce With 5 Counts (021) 22 0.0%
Judgment (039) 21 0.0%
Divorce With 6 Counts (021) 21 0.0%
Slander/Libel/Defamation (104) 20 0.0%
Tax Sale/Decree Nisi (063) 17 0.0%
Trust (Trs) 17 0.0%
Zoning Hearing Board (011) 15 0.0%
Divorce With 7 Counts (021) 15 0.0%
Litigation Only (Lo) 15 0.0%
Product Liability (070) 14 0.0%
Mandamus (024) 14 0.0%
Divorce With 1 Count Plus Custody (101) 14 0.0%
Foreign Subpoena 13 0.0%
Professional Liability Action: Other 13 0.0%
Foreign Writ Of Execution (061) 11 0.0%
Bar Association Matters (New Attorneys Appointments) (099) 11 0.0%
Dental (047) 10 0.0%
Divorce With 3 Counts Plus Custody (101) 10 0.0%
Foreign Divorce Decree/Registration 9 0.0%
Court Appointments (086) 8 0.0%
Employment Dispute: Discrimination 8 0.0%
Divorce With 4 Counts Plus Custody (101) 8 0.0%
Decedent (Dec) 8 0.0%
Civil Appeal: Other Tax Sale 8 0.0%
Audit Reports And Financial Statements (095) 7 0.0%
Certificate Of Authority (090) 6 0.0%
Tort: Nuisance (103) 6 0.0%
Divorce With 6 Counts Plus Custody (101) 6 0.0%
Legal (111) 6 0.0%
Divorce With 5 Counts Plus Custody (101) 6 0.0%
Board Of Elections (007) 6 0.0%
Administrative Orders (By The Court) (088) 5 0.0%
Tax Claim Lien 5 0.0%
Lis Pendens 5 0.0%
Certified Copy Of Lien 5 0.0%
Transfer Judgment 5 0.0%

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Distress composition and shifts

Municipal Lien: Other/Sci Fa (041/064), Criminal Cost Judgment Adult (096) share is rising. High diversity in distress types suggests multiple independent factors driving court filings, not a single economic shock.

Case type Recent share Earlier share Shift
Municipal Lien: Other/Sci Fa (041/064) 30.7% 22.7% +8.0pp (rising)
Criminal Cost Judgment Adult (096) 29.2% 14.3% +14.9pp (rising)
Marriage License (Ml) 7.9% 10.4% -2.5pp
Probate Estate (Pe) 6.4% 8.5% -2.1pp
Inheritance Tax (Inh) 3.8% 6.1% -2.3pp
Debt Collection: Credit Card (008) 3.5% 4.2% -0.7pp
Debt Collection: Other (000) 2.9% 3.2% -0.3pp
Mortgage Foreclosure: Residential (026) 1.9% 2.1% -0.2pp
Divorce With 1 Count (021) 1.8% 1.3% +0.5pp
Commonwealth Of Pa (017) 1.4% 3.1% -1.7pp
Mdj/Jp Transcript (038/119) 1.1% 5.0% -3.9pp
Contract: Other (115) 1.0% 0.6% +0.4pp
Motor Vehicle (032/100) 0.8% 0.8% +0.0pp
Waiver Of Liens (014/058) 0.8% 1.6% -0.8pp
Divorce With 2 Counts (021) 0.7% 0.5% +0.2pp
Federal Tax (036) 0.5% 1.0% -0.5pp
Department Of Transportation (009/010) 0.5% 0.8% -0.3pp
Tort: Other (105) 0.3% 0.3% +0.0pp
Miscellaneous (Row Msc) 0.3% 0.4% -0.1pp
Quiet Title (028) 0.3% 0.4% -0.1pp
Civil Miscellaneous: Other (054/066) 0.3% 1.1% -0.8pp
Premises Liability (077) 0.3% 0.3% +0.0pp
Sewer 0.2% 0.5% -0.3pp
Confession Of Judgment: Money/Miscellaneous (018) 0.2% 0.2% +0.0pp
Ejectment (022/053) 0.2% 0.3% -0.1pp
School Police 0.2% 0.0% +0.2pp
Civil Miscellaneous: Other, Petition For Certificate Of Title (085) 0.2% 0.1% +0.1pp
Medical (065/075) 0.2% 0.2% +0.0pp
Mechanic'S Lien (025/040) 0.2% 0.2% +0.0pp
Replevin (030) 0.2% 0.2% +0.0pp
Miscellaneous (Oc Msc) 0.1% 0.6% -0.5pp
Divorce With 3 Counts (021) 0.1% 0.1% +0.0pp
Divorce With 2 Counts Plus Custody (101) 0.1% 0.1% +0.0pp
Change Of Name (045) 0.1% 0.6% -0.5pp
Foreign Divorce Decree/Registration 0.1% 0.0% +0.1pp
Buyer Plaintiff (113) 0.1% 0.1% +0.0pp
Divorce With 6 Counts (021) 0.1% 0.0% +0.1pp
Divorce With 4 Counts (021) 0.1% 0.1% +0.0pp
Certification Of County Judgment (015) 0.1% 0.1% +0.0pp
Landlord/Tenant Dispute (012/117/118) 0.1% 0.4% -0.3pp
Intentional Tort (105) 0.1% 0.0% +0.1pp
Real Property: Other 0.1% 0.1% +0.0pp
Foreign Judgments / Registration (037) 0.1% 0.1% +0.0pp
Mortgage Foreclosure: Commercial (026) 0.1% 0.0% +0.1pp
Probate Only (Po) 0.1% 0.1% +0.0pp
Mandamus (024) 0.1% 0.0% +0.1pp
Board Of Assessment (006) 0.0% 0.8% -0.8pp
Annulment (019) 0.0% 0.0% +0.0pp
Divorce With 10 Counts (021) 0.0% 0.0% +0.0pp
Divorce With 6 Counts Plus Custody (101) 0.0% 0.0% +0.0pp
Asbestos (093) 0.0% 0.0% +0.0pp
Divorce With 9 Counts (021) 0.0% 0.0% +0.0pp
Malicious Prosecution (102) 0.0% 0.0% +0.0pp
Lis Pendens 0.0% 0.0% +0.0pp
Statutory Appeal: Land Use Or Other (082) 0.0% 0.1% -0.1pp
Divorce With Custody (Migrated) 0.0% 0.2% -0.2pp
Employment Dispute: Discrimination 0.0% 0.0% +0.0pp
Foreign Subpoena 0.0% 0.0% +0.0pp
Divorce With 8 Counts (021) 0.0% 0.0% +0.0pp
Court Appointments (086) 0.0% 0.0% +0.0pp
Product Liability (070) 0.0% 0.0% +0.0pp
Small Estate Settlement (Sme) 0.0% 0.1% -0.1pp
Administrative Orders (By The Court) (088) 0.0% 0.0% +0.0pp
Mdj Administrative Matters (087) 0.0% 0.0% +0.0pp
Divorce (Migrated) 0.0% 2.5% -2.5pp
Tax Sale/Decree Nisi (063) 0.0% 0.0% +0.0pp
Administrative Regulations 0.0% 0.0% +0.0pp
Decedent (Dec) 0.0% 0.0% +0.0pp
Tax Claim Lien 0.0% 0.0% +0.0pp
Judgment (039) 0.0% 0.0% +0.0pp
Slander/Libel/Defamation (104) 0.0% 0.0% +0.0pp
Divorce With 3 Counts Plus Custody (101) 0.0% 0.0% +0.0pp
Divorce With 5 Counts Plus Custody (101) 0.0% 0.0% +0.0pp
Tort: Nuisance (103) 0.0% 0.0% +0.0pp
Death Certificate (Dc) 0.0% 0.0% +0.0pp
Quo Warranto (029) 0.0% 0.0% +0.0pp
Divorce With 7 Counts (021) 0.0% 0.0% +0.0pp
Ancillary Letters (Anc) 0.0% 0.1% -0.1pp
Employment Dispute: Other (114) 0.0% 0.0% +0.0pp
Lien: Other (042) 0.0% 0.0% +0.0pp
Miscellaneous 0.0% 0.0% +0.0pp
Criminal Cost Judgment Juvenile 0.0% 0.0% +0.0pp
Professional Liability Action: Other 0.0% 0.0% +0.0pp
Complaint (033) 0.0% 0.4% -0.4pp
Ground Rent (116) 0.0% 0.0% +0.0pp
Divorce With 5 Counts (021) 0.0% 0.0% +0.0pp
Civil Appeal: Other (067) 0.0% 0.1% -0.1pp
Custody / Partial Custody / Shared Custody / Visitation (068/071/072/079) 0.0% 0.0% +0.0pp
Protection From Abuse (049) 0.0% 0.0% +0.0pp
Certified Copy Of Lien 0.0% 0.0% +0.0pp
Litigation Only (Lo) 0.0% 0.0% +0.0pp
Exemplification (Exp) 0.0% 0.6% -0.6pp
Judgment / Transcript 0.0% 0.0% +0.0pp
Transfer Proceedings (199) 0.0% 0.0% +0.0pp
Jury And Magistrates (087) 0.0% 0.0% +0.0pp
Partition Of Real Property (027) 0.0% 0.1% -0.1pp
Certificate Of Authority (090) 0.0% 0.0% +0.0pp
Board Of Elections (007) 0.0% 0.0% +0.0pp
Brokerage 0.0% 0.0% +0.0pp
Mdj Appeal (005) 0.0% 0.5% -0.5pp
Divorce With 4 Counts Plus Custody (101) 0.0% 0.0% +0.0pp
Audit Reports And Financial Statements (095) 0.0% 0.0% +0.0pp
Foreign Writ Of Execution (061) 0.0% 0.0% +0.0pp
Non Resident Decedent (Nrs) 0.0% 0.0% +0.0pp
Declaratory Judgment (001) 0.0% 0.1% -0.1pp
Dental (047) 0.0% 0.0% +0.0pp
Legal (111) 0.0% 0.0% +0.0pp
Guardian Of An Incapacitated Person (Gdi) 0.0% 0.0% +0.0pp
Trust (Trs) 0.0% 0.0% +0.0pp
Writ Of Certiorari (060) 0.0% 0.0% +0.0pp
Confirmation Of Advertising (Coa) 0.0% 0.0% +0.0pp
Civil Appeal: Other Tax Sale 0.0% 0.0% +0.0pp
Binding Common Law/Statutory Arbitration (091) 0.0% 0.0% +0.0pp
Divorce With 1 Count Plus Custody (101) 0.0% 0.0% +0.0pp
Petition (050) 0.0% 0.5% -0.5pp
Complaint In Arbitration (091) 0.0% 0.3% -0.3pp
Bar Association Matters (New Attorneys Appointments) (099) 0.0% 0.0% +0.0pp
Zoning Hearing Board (011) 0.0% 0.0% +0.0pp
Eminent Domain/Condemnation (035/048) 0.0% 0.1% -0.1pp
Transfer Judgment 0.0% 0.0% +0.0pp

Distress diversity score: 3.19 (Shannon entropy; higher = more diverse distress sources). "Recent" = last 2 complete months; "Earlier" = all prior months.

Case Outcomes & Resolution Timeline

0.0% of tracked cases have reached a resolution. The most common resolution is settled / agreed resolution (3 cases, 60% of resolved).

3
Settled / agreed resolution
0.0% of 69384 tracked
2
Sheriff sale
0.0% of 69384 tracked
Detailed disposition breakdown
Disposition Count % of Resolved
Settlement 3 60.0%
Sheriff Sale 2 40.0%

Outcomes by Case Type

Case Type Cases Resolved Resolution Rate Median Days
Municipal Lien: Other/Sci Fa (041/064) 15998 2 0.0%
Criminal Cost Judgment - Adult (096) 10346 0 0.0%
Marriage License (Ml) 7131 0 0.0%
Probate Estate (Pe) 5811 0 0.0%
Inheritance Tax (Inh) 4145 0 0.0%
Mdj/Jp Transcript (038/119) 3370 1 0.0%
Debt Collection: Credit Card (008) 2896 0 0.0%
Debt Collection: Other (000) 2195 0 0.0%
Commonwealth Of Pa (017) 2110 0 0.0%
Divorce (Migrated) 1697 0 0.0%
Mortgage Foreclosure: Residential (026) 1448 1 0.1%
Waiver Of Liens (014/058) 1086 0 0.0%
Divorce With 1 Count (021) 921 0 0.0%
Civil Miscellaneous: Other (054/066) 729 0 0.0%
Federal Tax (036) 712 0 0.0%
Department Of Transportation (009/010) 569 0 0.0%
Motor Vehicle (032/100) 560 0 0.0%
Board Of Assessment (006) 507 0 0.0%
Contract: Other (115) 442 0 0.0%
Miscellaneous (Oc-Msc) 405 0 0.0%
Exemplification (Exp) 392 0 0.0%
Divorce With 2 Counts (021) 386 0 0.0%
Change Of Name (045) 369 0 0.0%
Sewer 363 0 0.0%
Mdj Appeal (005) 333 0 0.0%
Petition (050) 327 1 0.3%
Landlord/Tenant Dispute (012/117/118) 293 0 0.0%
Miscellaneous (Row-Msc) 273 0 0.0%
Quiet Title (028) 254 0 0.0%
Complaint (033) 235 0 0.0%
Premises Liability (077) 230 0 0.0%
Ejectment (022/053) 196 0 0.0%
Complaint In Arbitration (091) 192 0 0.0%
Tort: Other (105) 181 0 0.0%
Confession Of Judgment: Money/Miscellaneous (018) 161 0 0.0%
Medical (065/075) 141 0 0.0%
Divorce With Custody (Migrated) 136 0 0.0%
Replevin (030) 131 0 0.0%
Mechanic'S Lien (025/040) 128 0 0.0%
Buyer Plaintiff (113) 91 0 0.0%
Certification Of County Judgment (015) 86 0 0.0%
Declaratory Judgment (001) 85 0 0.0%
Foreign Judgments / Registration (037) 73 0 0.0%
Real Property: Other 71 0 0.0%
Small Estate Settlement (Sme) 67 0 0.0%
Probate Only (Po) 65 0 0.0%
Statutory Appeal: Land Use Or Other (082) 60 0 0.0%
Civil Miscellaneous: Other, Petition For Certificate Of Title (085) 53 0 0.0%
Divorce With 2 Counts Plus Custody (101) 53 0 0.0%
Partition Of Real Property (027) 51 0 0.0%
Eminent Domain/Condemnation (035/048) 50 0 0.0%
Civil Appeal: Other (067) 46 0 0.0%
Divorce With 3 Counts (021) 45 0 0.0%
Ancillary Letters (Anc) 41 0 0.0%
Divorce With 4 Counts (021) 39 0 0.0%
Intentional Tort (105) 37 0 0.0%
School Police 32 0 0.0%
Employment Dispute: Other (114) 29 0 0.0%
Mortgage Foreclosure: Commercial (026) 27 0 0.0%
Miscellaneous 24 0 0.0%
Lien: Other (042) 23 0 0.0%
Divorce With 5 Counts (021) 22 0 0.0%
Judgment (039) 21 0 0.0%
Divorce With 6 Counts (021) 21 0 0.0%
Slander/Libel/Defamation (104) 20 0 0.0%
Tax Sale/Decree Nisi (063) 17 0 0.0%
Trust (Trs) 17 0 0.0%
Zoning Hearing Board (011) 15 0 0.0%
Divorce With 7 Counts (021) 15 0 0.0%
Litigation Only (Lo) 15 0 0.0%
Product Liability (070) 14 0 0.0%
Mandamus (024) 14 0 0.0%
Divorce With 1 Count Plus Custody (101) 14 0 0.0%
Foreign Subpoena 13 0 0.0%
Professional Liability Action: Other 13 0 0.0%
Foreign Writ Of Execution (061) 11 0 0.0%
Bar Association Matters (New Attorneys Appointments) (099) 11 0 0.0%
Dental (047) 10 0 0.0%
Divorce With 3 Counts Plus Custody (101) 10 0 0.0%
Foreign Divorce Decree/Registration 9 0 0.0%
Court Appointments (086) 8 0 0.0%
Employment Dispute: Discrimination 8 0 0.0%
Divorce With 4 Counts Plus Custody (101) 8 0 0.0%
Decedent (Dec) 8 0 0.0%
Civil Appeal: Other - Tax Sale 8 0 0.0%
Audit Reports And Financial Statements (095) 7 0 0.0%
Certificate Of Authority (090) 6 0 0.0%
Tort: Nuisance (103) 6 0 0.0%
Divorce With 6 Counts Plus Custody (101) 6 0 0.0%
Legal (111) 6 0 0.0%
Divorce With 5 Counts Plus Custody (101) 6 0 0.0%
Board Of Elections (007) 6 0 0.0%
Administrative Orders (By The Court) (088) 5 0 0.0%
Tax Claim Lien 5 0 0.0%
Lis Pendens 5 0 0.0%
Certified Copy Of Lien 5 0 0.0%
Transfer Judgment 5 0 0.0%

Based on 69384 court filings with docket event tracking. Based on a robust sample; percentages are reliable. Outcomes derived from docket entries (judgments, dismissals, sheriff sales, and settlement agreements). 69379 cases are still active or pending resolution.

Case Aging & Stall Analysis

56,617 cases (81.6%) have been active for over a year without resolution. 60 filings in the last <30 days represent fresh opportunities.

56,617
Cases stalled 1yr+
81.6%
of all filings
69,384
Total tracked
Age Total Resolved Still active Resolution rate
<30 days 60 0 60 0.0%
30-90 days 2,686 0 2,686 0.0%
3-6 months 3,166 0 3,166 0.0%
6-12 months 6,850 0 6,850 0.0%
1-2 years 10,379 0 10,379 0.0%
2+ years 46,243 5 46,238 0.0%
Resolution speed by case type
Case type Total Resolved Rate Median days
Municipal Lien: Other/Sci Fa (041/064) 15,998 2 0.0%
Criminal Cost Judgment Adult (096) 10,346 0 0.0%
Marriage License (Ml) 7,131 0 0.0%
Probate Estate (Pe) 5,811 0 0.0%
Inheritance Tax (Inh) 4,145 0 0.0%
Mdj/Jp Transcript (038/119) 3,370 1 0.0%
Debt Collection: Credit Card (008) 2,896 0 0.0%
Debt Collection: Other (000) 2,195 0 0.0%
Commonwealth Of Pa (017) 2,110 0 0.0%
Divorce (Migrated) 1,697 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 Washington County

Of 33,801 unique property owners in court filings, 6,957 (20.6%) appear in multiple cases, including 2,947 with 3 or more filings. The most active repeat filer has 373 cases spanning 22 months. Board Of Assessment (006) cases have the highest repeat rate at 65.9%.

33,801
Unique owners
6,957
Repeat filers (2+ cases)
20.6%
Repeat rate
2,947
Serial filers (3+ cases)

Repeat rate by case type

Case type Repeat owners Total owners Repeat rate
Criminal Cost Judgment Adult (096) 1474 8411 17.5%
Municipal Lien: Other/Sci Fa (041/064) 3458 7292 47.4%
Mdj/Jp Transcript (038/119) 626 3076 20.4%
Debt Collection: Credit Card (008) 572 2618 21.8%
Debt Collection: Other (000) 479 2047 23.4%
Divorce (Migrated) 136 1693 8.0%
Commonwealth Of Pa (017) 465 1658 28.0%
Mortgage Foreclosure: Residential (026) 354 1327 26.7%

Analysis based on 33,801 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 Pennsylvania. 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.

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