Falls Church County, VA Distress Report: Foreclosure, Tax Liens & ZIPs (2026)
Where is distress concentrating in Falls Church County, Virginia? DLRadar grades every Falls Church County ZIP 0-100 from foreclosure, tax-lien, mortgage and insurance records, peaking at 25/100. Here is the 2026 Falls Church County breakdown.
- Falls Church County's most distressed ZIP is 22042 at 25/100.
- 4 ZIP codes tracked in Falls Church County, averaging 22/100 distress.
- Falls Church County reads peak — home values up 3.4% year over year.
- Vacancy runs 3.6% across Falls Church County's tracked ZIPs, with a 7.2% poverty rate.
- The typical Falls Church County home is worth about $846,925 against a ~$140,316 median income.
- Lending headwind in Falls Church County sits at 30/100 — a forward read on distressed supply.
Compiled from the DLRadar property-distress index and refreshed monthly. Cite with credit to DLRadar (dlradar.com).
| Rank | ZIP | Composite distress |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22042 | 25/100 |
| 2 | 22043 | 25/100 |
| 3 | 22044 | 24/100 |
| 4 | 22046 | 15/100 |
Most distressed ZIP codes in Falls Church County (composite distress 0-100, 2026)
What is driving Falls Church County distress
The Falls Church County read is assembled from six public feeds — FHFA, CFPB, the county recorder, FEMA, NFIP and Census ACS, producing a 22/100 ZIP average. No proprietary or modelled inputs enter the score.
Falls Church County market phase and pricing
Falls Church County currently sits in peak after a 3.4% gain in the past twelve months. Slower absorption is the mechanism that converts price weakness into motivated supply.
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Questions and answers
Where is distress highest inside Falls Church County, VA?
ZIP 22042 leads Falls Church County at 25/100, recomputed monthly from public records.
What stage of the price cycle is Falls Church County at?
The market phase for Falls Church County is peak, prices rising 3.4% on the year — derived from the FHFA House Price Index path.
Which datasets feed the Falls Church County scores?
Each Falls Church 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 4 local ZIPs and every other county in the country.
How much do distress scores vary between Falls Church County ZIP codes?
County-level numbers smooth away the detail that matters. Across the Falls Church County ZIPs DLRadar ranks, scores run from 25/100 in 22042 down to 15/100 in 22046, against a Falls Church County average of 22/100. That 10-point gap is why acquisition targeting in Falls Church County works at ZIP level rather than county level.
What do Falls Church County home values and vacancy say about distressed supply?
The typical Falls Church County home carries about $846,925 of value against a median household income near $140,316. Vacancy across Falls Church County's tracked ZIPs runs 3.6% and the poverty rate is 7.2%. Thin affordability and empty housing are what convert a late payment into a sale, so they are read next to Falls Church County's foreclosure and lien filings and its 30/100 lending headwind.
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A deterministic scoring of public filings. Nothing on this page constitutes investment, legal or financial advice. Monthly refresh from the live index.