Gratz, Pennsylvania, 17030
Opening bid
$9,726
Assessed value
$97,700
Market / AVM
$220,000
Taxes owed
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Property facts enriched via realestateapi · 9/29/2026
Physical conditions that affect value and rarely appear on a listing.
Quiet neighbour, smaller buyer pool.
Constant road noise from an arterial route. Frontage cuts residential appeal and can raise commercial appeal; which one depends on zoning.
Active freight track on a mainline. Noise, vibration and horn use at crossings — check where the nearest crossing is before assuming quiet.
Blasting schedules and heavy haulage on local roads.
Frontage or flood exposure depending on elevation and zone — read this next to the FEMA signal, not on its own.
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| Id | 179,513,513 |
|---|---|
| Beds | 3 |
| Baths | 1 |
| Flood zone | Yes |
| Last sale date | 2021-06-23 |
| Property type | SFR |
| Absentee owner | Yes |
| Equity percent | 7 |
| Flood zone type | X |
| Investor buyer | Yes |
Official appraiser / assessor — free, always available. Copy the parcel number if the link opens a search page.
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This record was compiled from the published sale list. Parcels are pulled, redeemed, and re-priced up to the moment of sale. Confirm the lot is still in the sale, and confirm the opening bid, directly with the county.
Dauphin County Tax Claim Bureau ↗51 of 864 units vacant year-round, around or below the national tract average.
Renters are the majority here. A retail resale is possible but the investor bid is what sets the floor.
Self-reported median across the whole tract — context for whether a number is plausible, not a comparable and never a bid input.
Tract median household income. Sets what a local buyer can finance.
Outside the 1% annual chance floodplain.
Ground elevation at the parcel. Compare with the FEMA base flood elevation where one is published.
Catchment is set by district boundary, not by distance.
Catchment is set by district boundary, not by distance.
A mapped public road runs along or beside the parcel.
Everyday shopping — worth checking on rural parcels, where it can be twenty miles.
Everyday shopping — worth checking on rural parcels, where it can be twenty miles.
Everyday shopping — worth checking on rural parcels, where it can be twenty miles.
Catchment is set by district boundary, not by distance.
© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Flood zones from FEMA, elevation from USGS, tract statistics from the US Census. Proximity is measured from the parcel’s recorded location, which for most parcels is an assessor centroid rather than a boundary — treat these as figures to verify on a site visit, not as survey distances.
| Last sale price | $130,000 |
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| Estimated value | $220,000 |
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| Last update date | 2026-09-23 00:00:00 UTC |
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| Estimated equity | $17,492 |
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| Loan type code first | W |
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| Maturity date first | 2051-06-28 |
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| Loan type code second | COV |
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| Open mortgage balance | $136,500 |
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| Flood zone description | AREA OF MINIMAL FLOOD HAZARD |
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| In state absentee owner | Yes |
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| Estimated mortgage balance | $202,508 |
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| Estimated mortgage payment | $1,329 |
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| Apn | 27-008-045 |
|---|---|
| Land use | Residential |
| Lot acres | 1.60 |
| Census block | 1050 |
| Census tract | 025100 |
| Property use | Single Family Residence |
| Lot depth feet | 325 |
| Lot width feet | 200.2 |
| Lot square feet | 69,696 |
| Property class | The general use for the property is for residential purposes |
| Apn unformatted | 27008045 |
| Census block group | 0 |
| Year | 2,026 |
|---|---|
| Tax amount | $3,142 |
| Property id | 179,513,513 |
| Market value | $97,700 |
| Assessed value | $97,700 |
| Assessment year | 2,026 |
| Market land value | $17,100 |
| Assessed land value | $17,100 |
| Tax delinquent year | 2024 |
| Market improvement value | $80,600 |
| Assessed improvement value | $80,600 |
| Ltv | 100 |
|---|---|
| Seq no | 1 |
| Sale date | 2021-06-23 |
| Arms length | Yes |
| Buyer names | Timothy A Lesher, Jennifer L Lesher |
| Sale amount | $130,000 |
| Down payment | $130,000 |
| Seller names | Dianne C Lesher Irrevocable Grantor Tr, Beth Anne Ravegum |
| Document type | Deed |
| Recording date | 2021-06-30 |
| Document number | 20210022899 |
| Purchase method | Cash Purchase |
| Owner individual | Yes |
| Transaction type | Arms Length Residential Transactions (Purchase/Resales) |
| Document type code | DTDE |
| Owner1 type | Individual |
|---|---|
| Owner2 type | Individual |
| Mail address · zip | 17030 |
| Mail address · city | Gratz |
| Mail address · fips | 42043 |
| Mail address · zip4 | 0235 |
| Mail address · label | Po Box 235, Gratz, PA 17030 |
| Mail address · state | PA |
| Mail address · address | Po Box 235 |
| Mail address · carrier route | B003 |
| Mail address · address format | P |
| Absentee owner | Yes |
| Owner1 full name | Jennifer Lesher |
| Owner1 last name | Lesher |
| Owner2 full name | Timothy Lesher |
| Owner2 last name | Lesher |
| Owner1 first name | Jennifer |
| Owner2 first name | Timothy |
| Ownership length | 63 |
| In state absentee owner | Yes |
| Ltv | Seq no | Sale date | Arms length | Buyer names | Sale amount | Down payment | Seller names | Document type | Recording date | Document number | Purchase method | Owner individual | Transaction type | Document type code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | 1 | 2021-06-23 | Yes | Timothy A Lesher, Jennifer L Lesher | $130,000 | $130,000 | Dianne C Lesher Irrevocable Grantor Tr, Beth Anne Ravegum | Deed | 2021-06-30 | 20210022899 | Cash Purchase | Yes | Arms Length Residential Transactions (Purchase/Resales) | DTDE |
| Fmr year | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Hud area code | METRO25420M25420 |
| Hud area name | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA MSA |
| Fmr efficiency | $847 |
| Fmr one bedroom | $975 |
| Fmr two bedroom | $1,228 |
| Suggested rent | $1,570 |
| Fmr four bedroom | $1,650 |
| Fmr three bedroom | $1,570 |
| Address · zip | 17030 |
|---|---|
| Address · city | Gratz |
| Address · fips | 42043 |
| Address · house | 418 |
| Address · label | 418 E Spruce St, Gratz, PA 17030 |
| Address · state | PA |
| Address · county | Dauphin County |
| Address · street | Spruce |
| Address · address | 418 E Spruce St |
| Address · street type | St |
| Address · jurisdiction | Dauphin County |
| Address · pre direction | E |
| Address · congressional district | 10 |
| Carport | Yes |
| Bedrooms | 3 |
| Deck area | 0 |
| Latitude | 40.60598036728094 |
| Pool area | 0 |
| Bathrooms | 1 |
| Longitude | -76.71462510326305 |
| Patio area | 0 |
| Year built | 1,999 |
| Garage type | Carport |
| Rooms count | 0 |
| Units count | 0 |
| Property use | Single Family Residence |
| Construction | Masonry |
| Lot square feet | 69,696 |
| Parking spaces | 4 |
| Buildings count | 0 |
| Property use code | 385 |
| Garage square feet | 0 |
| Living square feet | 1,296 |
| Partial bathrooms | 0 |
| Basement square feet | 1,296 |
| Building square feet | 1,296 |
| Price per square foot | 100 |
| Parcel account number | 270080450000000 |
| Utilities sewage usage | Septic |
| Utilities water source | Well |
| Plumbing fixtures count | 0 |
| Basement finished percent | 0 |
| Basement square feet finished | 0 |
| Basement square feet unfinished | 0 |
| Open | Term | Seq no | Amount | Loan type | Position | Term type | Lender code | Lender name | Lender type | Mortgage id | Grantee name | Document date | Loan type code | Maturity date | Recording date | Document number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | 120 | 1 | $85,000 | Conventional | Second | Month | U | Psecu | Credit Union | 198295 | Jennifer Lynn Lesher, Timothy Lesher | 2023-05-03 | COV | 2033-06-01 | 2023-05-17 | 20230010121 |
| Yes | 360 | 2 | $136,500 | Open End Mortgage / Open End With Future Advance Clause | First | Month | B | The Gratz Bank | Bank | 184823 | Timothy A Lesher, Jennifer L Lesher | 2021-06-23 | W | 2051-06-28 | 2021-06-30 | 20210022900 |
| Term | Seq no | Amount | Loan type | Position | Term type | Lender code | Lender name | Lender type | Mortgage id | Grantee name | Document date | Loan type code | Maturity date | Recording date | Document number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 360 | 1 | $136,500 | Open End Mortgage / Open End With Future Advance Clause | First | Month | B | The Gratz Bank | Bank | 184823 | Timothy A Lesher, Jennifer L Lesher | 2021-06-23 | W | 2051-06-28 | 2021-06-30 | 20210022900 |
| 120 | 2 | $85,000 | Conventional | Second | Month | U | Psecu | Credit Union | 198295 | Jennifer Lynn Lesher, Timothy Lesher | 2023-05-03 | COV | 2033-06-01 | 2023-05-17 | 20230010121 |