945 Grove St, Defiance, OH 43512 Property Records

Defiance County property record for 945 Grove St, Defiance, OH 43512

Property Summary

Property Type	Single Family Home
Details	3 bd · 1 ba · 1,023 sqft · built 1938
Lot Size	0.179 acres (7,802 sqft)
Owner	Company Name on File
Last Sale	$121,650 (Apr 2025)
Tax Bill	$1,476 (2025)
Deeds & Mortgages	Aug 2021 Sale & Mortgage Feb 2017 Sale
Flood Zone	Zone X (minimal risk)
APN	`B011040003400`

Property Details

APN / Parcel Number

Primary APN	`B011040003400`

Interior

Bedrooms	3 Beds
Full Baths	1 Bath
Total Rooms	8 Rooms
Stories	1 Story
Building Area	1,023 sqft Living Area
Gross Area	2,619 sqft
1st Floor Area	828 sqft
Upper Floors Area	195 sqft
Attic	Attic
Attic Area	195 sqft
Basement Area	828 sqft
Unfinished Basement	828 sqft
Fireplaces	1 Fireplace
Fireplace	Fireplace

Exterior

Year Built	Built 1938
Effective Year Built	Effective 1997
Exterior Material	Aluminum/Vinyl
Construction Type	Frame
Lot Area	7,802 sqft (0.179 acres)
Lot Dimensions	130 ft deep x 60 ft wide
Garage Type	Attached - Unfinished
Garage Area	576 sqft
Parking Spaces	2 Parking Spaces
Patio Area	192 sqft

Utilities, Heating & Cooling

Cooling System	Central
Heating System	Central
Sewer	Municipal
Water Source	Commercial

Location & Zoning

Street Address	945 GROVE ST
City	DEFIANCE
State	OH
Zip	43512-2932
Property Category	Residential
Property Type	Residential > Single Family > Home
Legal Description	SOUTH DEFIANCE ADD LOT 54
Legal Subdivision	SOUTH DEFIANCE ADD
Legal Lot Number	54
Jurisdiction	DEFIANCE OH
Township / Civil Division	DEFIANCE
Census Block Group	1
Census Block	1043
Census Tract	958700

Owner

945 Grove St is owned by a company that bought it in April 2025.

Source: Defiance County records, as of October 2, 2026

Owner of Record	Company Name on File
Mailing Address	1401 JEFFERSON AVE, DEFIANCE, OH 43512-3403
Owner Type	Company
Vesting	Limited Liability Partnership

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Deeds, Mortgages & Sale History

Date	Document
Aug 17, 2021	Land Contract, Transfer · Land Contract NOT AVAILABLE
Feb 17, 2017	Warranty Deed, Transfer

Assessor's Deed Record

Deed Names	Name on Deed
Last Sale	Apr 3, 2025 · Amount on File
Deed Sale	Apr 3, 2025 · Amount on File
Prior Sale	Nov 26, 2024 · Amount on File
Deed Document Number	20251108
Deed Book / Page	470 / 2560
Prior Transfer Date	Oct 11, 2024
Prior Transfer Doc	00467/1105
Record Updated	Oct 29, 2026

August 2021: Land Contract, Transfer

Document Type	Land Contract
Jurisdiction	DEFIANCE OH
Recording Date	Aug 17, 2021
Property Address	945 GROVE ST, DEFIANCE, OH 43512-2932
Document Number	441/1655
Book / Page	441 / 1655
Instrument Date	Aug 17, 2021
Instrument	202100004607
Transaction Type	Transfer
Record Updated	Sep 6, 2021

Transaction

Amount	Amount on Record
Loan-to-Value (LTV)	LTV on Record
Tax	$0.00
Amount Accuracy	Full Amount Stated
Additional	Arm's Length

Transferred From (Grantor/Seller)

Name	Verified Name
Address	1766 CHINOOK TRAIL CT, 1766, DEFIANCE, OH 43512-3498

Transferred To (Grantee/Buyer)

Name	Verified Name
Address	945 GROVE ST, DEFIANCE, OH 43512-2932

Mortgage

Date	Aug 17, 2021

Lender

Name	NOT AVAILABLE

Agreement

Type	Land Contract
Amount	Amount on Record

Interest

Rate	1.45%

February 2017: Warranty Deed, Transfer

Document Type	Warranty Deed
Jurisdiction	DEFIANCE OH
Recording Date	Feb 17, 2017
Property Address	945 GROVE ST, DEFIANCE, OH 43512-2932
Document Number	402/0790
Book / Page	402 / 0790
Instrument Date	Feb 17, 2017
Instrument	201700000753
Transaction Type	Transfer
Record Updated	May 24, 2021

Transaction

Amount	Amount on Record
Tax	$300.00
Amount Accuracy	Rounded by County
Additional	Arm's Length

Transferred From (Grantor/Seller)

Name	Verified Name

Transferred To (Grantee/Buyer)

Name	Verified Name
Relationship	Right of Survivorship
Address	945 GROVE ST, DEFIANCE, OH 43512-2932

Tax Assessment & Valuation

The 2025 property tax bill for 945 Grove St was $1,476.

Source: Defiance County assessment roll, as of October 2, 2026

Property Jurisdictions

Type	Name
State	Ohio
County	Defiance County
County Subdivision	Defiance Township
Municipality	Defiance City
Unified School District	Defiance City School District (PK - 12)

Tax Bill & Assessment History

Year	Tax Bill	Assessed Value	Assessed Market Value
2025	$1,476.00	$37,790 (-) Land $3,910 Building $33,880
2024	$1,476.00 (+3.8%)	$37,790 (-) Land $3,910 Building $33,880	$107,970 (%) Land $11,160 Building $96,810
2023	$1,422.00 (+20.71%)	$37,790 (+34.29%) Land $3,910 Building $33,880	$107,971 Land $11,171 Building $96,800
2022	$1,178.00	$28,140 Land $3,910 Building $24,230
2020			$80,390 Land $11,160 Building $69,230

Assessed value and assessed market value are set for property tax purposes, not market price estimates; both are a fraction of this property's market value.

Flood

FEMA maps place 945 Grove St in Zone X, an area of minimal flood risk, though there have been 43 flood claims nearby since 1978.

Source: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, effective March 8, 2021 · OpenFEMA NFIP redacted claims and policies, as of September 2026

FEMA Flood Zone	Zone X minimal risk
Flood Insurance Requirement	Not required lenders may require it
Flood Insurance Cost	Premium on File median of 10 policies
Nearby Flood Policies	10 in force
Nearby Flood Claims	43 (1978–2009)
Claims Outside the SFHA	6 of 43
Most Recent Claim	Mar 2009 · river or lake flooding
Claims by Event	Severe Storms & Flooding, Mar 1982 · 16 claims

Values are read at the parcel center point; flood claims are located to the census block group, not this parcel; lenders make the official flood determination.

Wildfire

Wildfire risk around 945 Grove St is low, with less than a 0.01% annual chance of wildfire.

Source: USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (2nd edition), as of 2024

Wildfire Risk	Low lower than 99.1% of the US · lower than 96% of Ohio
Wildfire Likelihood	Under 0.01% annual chance
Exposure	None beyond ember reach

Values cover an area roughly 900 ft across, not the parcel itself; insurers use their own ratings.

Drinking Water

Source: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, as of September 2026

Water System	DEFIANCE CITY serves 16,494 people · EPA ID OH2000111
Water Source	Surface water
Last State Inspection	Jul 2025
Lead	Under 1 ppb (2026) action level 15 ppb

Violations Reported to EPA

Water Quality	Total trihalomethanes resolved · Jul 2022
Treatment and Procedure	Corrosion control Jan 2018
Monitoring and Reporting	2 last 3 years

Results are for the whole water system, not water tested at this address; lead at the tap also depends on the building's own pipes. The service area is an EPA estimate; the actual supplier may differ.

Internet Providers

Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection, based on 549 locations within half a mile, as of December 31, 2025

Provider	Max Down / Up (Mbps)
Omni Fiber Fiber	10,000 / 10,000
Brightspeed Fiber	2,000 / 2,000
Spectrum Cable · Fiber in parts of the area	1,000 / 1,000
MetaLINK Technologies Fixed Wireless · Fiber in parts of the area	500 / 100
Verizon Fixed Wireless	300 / 20
T-Mobile Fixed Wireless	100 / 20

May also be available: RTEC Communications.

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