Dauphin County, PA Distress Report: Foreclosure, Tax Liens & ZIPs (2026)
Where is distress concentrating in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania? DLRadar grades every Dauphin County ZIP 0-100 from foreclosure, tax-lien, mortgage and insurance records, peaking at 28/100. Here is the 2026 Dauphin County breakdown.
- Dauphin County's most distressed ZIP is 17022 at 28/100.
- 31 ZIP codes tracked in Dauphin County, averaging 21/100 distress.
- Dauphin County reads peak — home values up 4.3% year over year.
- Vacancy runs 7.3% across Dauphin County's tracked ZIPs, with a 12.4% poverty rate.
- The typical Dauphin County home is worth about $207,655 against a ~$76,816 median income.
- Lending headwind in Dauphin County sits at 34/100 — a forward read on distressed supply.
Numbers from the DLRadar public-record distress index, refreshed each month. Quote them freely with credit to DLRadar (dlradar.com).
| Rank | ZIP | Composite distress |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17022 | 28/100 |
| 2 | 17028 | 22/100 |
| 3 | 17078 | 22/100 |
| 4 | 17005 | 21/100 |
| 5 | 17018 | 21/100 |
| 6 | 17023 | 21/100 |
| 7 | 17030 | 21/100 |
| 8 | 17032 | 21/100 |
| 9 | 17033 | 21/100 |
| 10 | 17034 | 21/100 |
| 11 | 17036 | 21/100 |
| 12 | 17048 | 21/100 |
Most distressed ZIP codes in Dauphin County (composite distress 0-100, 2026)
What is driving Dauphin County distress
Dauphin County's placement in the national index rests on public filings — a 21/100 average across its ZIPs. DLRadar reads FHFA price trajectory, CFPB mortgage delinquency, recorder-level foreclosure and tax-lien activity, FEMA/NFIP loss history and Census ACS demographics.
Dauphin County market phase and pricing
Phase for Dauphin County: peak (+4.3% YoY). As pricing power fades, listings sit longer and sellers become reachable.
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Common questions
Where is distress highest inside Dauphin County, PA?
ZIP 17022 leads Dauphin County at 28/100, recomputed monthly from public records.
What stage of the price cycle is Dauphin County at?
FHFA price-index movement places Dauphin County in peak; prices are up 4.3% over twelve months.
Where does the Dauphin County data come from?
Each Dauphin County number can be traced back to a federal or county source — FHFA, CFPB, the recorder, FEMA/NFIP and Census ACS. One deterministic model covers all 31 local ZIPs and every other county in the country.
How much do distress scores vary between Dauphin County ZIP codes?
County-level numbers smooth away the detail that matters. Across the Dauphin County ZIPs DLRadar ranks, scores run from 28/100 in 17022 down to 21/100 in 17048, against a Dauphin County average of 21/100. With 7 points between best and worst, county-level targeting in Dauphin County wastes effort.
What do Dauphin County home values and vacancy say about distressed supply?
The typical Dauphin County home carries about $207,655 of value against a median household income near $76,816. Vacancy across Dauphin County's tracked ZIPs runs 7.3% and the poverty rate is 12.4%. When budgets are stretched and homes sit vacant, arrears become listings — the reason these sit alongside Dauphin County's foreclosure and tax-lien record and its 34/100 lending headwind.
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