Fayette County, PA Distress Report: Foreclosure, Tax Liens & ZIPs (2026)
Where is distress concentrating in Fayette County, Pennsylvania? DLRadar grades every Fayette County ZIP 0-100 from foreclosure, tax-lien, mortgage and insurance records, peaking at 25/100. Here is the 2026 Fayette County breakdown.
- Fayette County's most distressed ZIP is 15012 at 25/100.
- 65 ZIP codes tracked in Fayette County, averaging 23/100 distress.
- Fayette County reads peak — home values up 2.7% year over year.
- Vacancy runs 14.8% across Fayette County's tracked ZIPs, with a 17.2% poverty rate.
- The typical Fayette County home is worth about $148,856 against a ~$58,587 median income.
- Lending headwind in Fayette County sits at 48/100 — a forward read on distressed supply.
Data: DLRadar public-record property-distress index, refreshed monthly. Free to cite with attribution to DLRadar (dlradar.com) — a link back is appreciated.
| Rank | ZIP | Composite distress |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15012 | 25/100 |
| 2 | 15417 | 25/100 |
| 3 | 15610 | 25/100 |
| 4 | 15666 | 25/100 |
| 5 | 15683 | 25/100 |
| 6 | 15401 | 23/100 |
| 7 | 15410 | 23/100 |
| 8 | 15413 | 23/100 |
| 9 | 15416 | 23/100 |
| 10 | 15420 | 23/100 |
| 11 | 15421 | 23/100 |
| 12 | 15422 | 23/100 |
Most distressed ZIP codes in Fayette County (composite distress 0-100, 2026)
What is driving Fayette County distress
DLRadar builds Fayette County's distress picture only from records anyone can pull; its ZIPs average 23/100: FHFA price data, CFPB delinquency, county foreclosure and tax-lien filings, FEMA/NFIP claims and Census ACS.
Fayette County market phase and pricing
The cycle in Fayette County is peak, with values up 2.7% year over year. Softening prices lengthen time-on-market, which is where negotiable sellers appear.
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Questions and answers
Where is distress highest inside Fayette County, PA?
ZIP 15012 leads Fayette County at 25/100, recomputed monthly from public records.
Where is Fayette County in the housing cycle?
Fayette County is classified peak with a 2.7% year-over-year increase, following the FHFA House Price Index.
Can the Fayette County figures be verified?
The inputs are all public: FHFA for the peak path, CFPB mortgage performance, recorder filings from the county, FEMA and NFIP, and Census ACS. Because all 65 ZIP codes in Fayette County run through the identical model used nationwide, the figures compare directly against any other market.
How much do distress scores vary between Fayette County ZIP codes?
Averaging the county conceals how uneven it is. Across the Fayette County ZIPs DLRadar ranks, scores run from 25/100 in 15012 down to 23/100 in 15422, against a Fayette County average of 23/100. The 2-point range is the argument for ZIP-level search across Fayette County.
What do Fayette County home values and vacancy say about distressed supply?
The typical Fayette County home carries about $148,856 of value against a median household income near $58,587. Vacancy across Fayette County's tracked ZIPs runs 14.8% and the poverty rate is 17.2%. Vacancy and strained affordability are the conditions that make arrears become supply, read here against Fayette County's foreclosure and tax-lien filings and its 48/100 lending headwind.
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