Lucas County, Ohio: roof stress score 49.7 of 100

Lucas County ranks #565 of 1,113 scored counties (moderate stress) and #11 of 23 in Ohio. Lucas County homes: 88.9% predate 2000, median year 1962. Hail in Lucas County (1 inch or more): 1.0 days a year. Permits in Lucas County ran 21.2 per 1,000 homes, 2014 to 2025.

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Inputs behind the 49.7

InputLucas CountyMedianStress percentileIn OH
Homes built before 2000 88.9%80.4% 81 67
Severe hail days per year 1.02.0 2 17
New-home permits per 1,000 homes (inverted) 21.235.5 66 63

Average of 81, 2 and 66: 49.7

Lucas County on age: only 11.1% of homes date from 2000 or later. Lucas County on hail: 9 severe days over 9 full years, at most 2 in 2020. Lucas County on building: 21.2 permits per 1,000 homes; median 35.5.

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Lucas County hail days: NOAA 1 inch+ reports

Lucas County homes by decade built

200,764 housing units by decade built 24.0% pre-1940 7.9% 1940s 15.3% 1950s 12.1% 1960s 13.9% 1970s 8.1% 1980s 7.6% 1990s 6.6% 2000s 4.0% 2010s 0.5% 2020+
200,764 housing units by decade built
pre-194024.0%
1940s7.9%
1950s15.3%
1960s12.1%
1970s13.9%
1980s8.1%
1990s7.6%
2000s6.6%
2010s4.0%
2020+0.5%

200,764 housing units. Biggest slice: pre-1940, 24.0%. Before 1980: 73.2%. Since 2010: 4.5%.

New-home permits in Lucas County

4,264 single-family permits by year 341 14 356 15 385 16 386 17 430 18 406 19 422 20 418 21 293 22 267 23 287 24 273 25
4,264 single-family permits by year
14341
15356
16385
17386
18430
19406
20422
21418
22293
23267
24287
25273

Lucas County issued 4,264 single-family permits, equal to 2.1% of its 200,764 housing units. Pace: about 276 a year lately, down from 361 a year at the start. Peak: 430 permits in 2018.

Severe hail days in Lucas County, by year

Lucas County severe days per year 2 14 0 15 1 16 1 17 0 18 2 19 2 20 1 23 0 24 1 26*
Lucas County severe days per year
142
150
161
171
180
192
202
231
240
26*1

* partial year. Lucas County: severe days in 6 of 9 full years (worst: 2020, 2 days).

Map of 25 hail reports in Lucas County

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Dots mark reports, not storm paths.

Lucas County among Ohio counties

CountyScorePre-2000Hail daysPermitsGap
Clark County54.192.2%0.920.2+4.4
Stark County52.289.0%1.531.8+2.5
Montgomery County51.290.6%1.023.2+1.5
Lucas County49.788.9%1.021.2-0.0
Summit County48.087.5%1.225.7-1.7

6 published. Lucas County on the Ohio map

Counties scoring near 49.7

CountyRankScoreGap
Jefferson County, AL#55550.8+1.1
Greene County, MO#55850.4+0.7
Tulsa County, OK#56150.1+0.4
Racine County, WI#56849.4-0.3
Saginaw County, MI#57449.2-0.5
Buchanan County, MO#57549.2-0.5

Why Lucas County lands at 49.7

Lucas County: housing age pulls hardest, at the 81th percentile. Age stands at 81, hail at 2, renewal at 66. Your house may differ: the score of Lucas County is not a verdict on one roof.

Lucas County next steps

  1. Check an address in Lucas County: hail check.
  2. Compare Lucas County with roof age by city.
  3. Claim clock after a Lucas County storm: deadlines and date calculator.
  4. Lucas County roofers we list: Toledo.

Lucas County data: NOAA (9 severe days), Census ACS (200,764 homes), Census BPS (4,264 permits). Method, limits and common questions