Lee County, IL Distress Report: Foreclosure, Tax Liens & ZIPs (2026)
Where is distress concentrating in Lee County, Illinois? DLRadar grades every Lee County ZIP 0-100 from foreclosure, tax-lien, mortgage and insurance records, peaking at 25/100. Here is the 2026 Lee County breakdown.
- Lee County's most distressed ZIP is 61064 at 25/100.
- 24 ZIP codes tracked in Lee County, averaging 18/100 distress.
- Lee County reads expansion — home values up 5.7% year over year.
- Vacancy runs 9.7% across Lee County's tracked ZIPs, with a 9.5% poverty rate.
- The typical Lee County home is worth about $155,267 against a ~$65,906 median income.
- Lending headwind in Lee County sits at 93/100 — a forward read on distressed supply.
Source data is DLRadar's monthly public-record index. Citation welcome, with attribution to DLRadar (dlradar.com).
| Rank | ZIP | Composite distress |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 61064 | 25/100 |
| 2 | 61068 | 25/100 |
| 3 | 61006 | 20/100 |
| 4 | 61071 | 19/100 |
| 5 | 61081 | 19/100 |
| 6 | 61243 | 19/100 |
| 7 | 61021 | 18/100 |
| 8 | 61031 | 18/100 |
| 9 | 60518 | 17/100 |
| 10 | 60553 | 17/100 |
| 11 | 61042 | 17/100 |
| 12 | 61057 | 17/100 |
Most distressed ZIP codes in Lee County (composite distress 0-100, 2026)
What is driving Lee County distress
DLRadar builds Lee County's distress picture only from records anyone can pull; its ZIPs average 18/100: FHFA price data, CFPB delinquency, county foreclosure and tax-lien filings, FEMA/NFIP claims and Census ACS.
Lee County market phase and pricing
Phase for Lee County: expansion (+5.7% YoY). As pricing power fades, listings sit longer and sellers become reachable.
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Questions about this county
Which Lee County ZIP scores worst for distress?
ZIP 61064 leads Lee County at 25/100, recomputed monthly from public records.
How would you describe the Lee County market phase?
FHFA price-index movement places Lee County in expansion; prices are up 5.7% over twelve months.
What are the sources behind these Lee County numbers?
Every Lee County figure traces to a public source — FHFA House Price Index for the expansion trajectory, CFPB mortgage performance, county recorder filings, FEMA/NFIP and Census ACS. The same deterministic model scores all 24 Lee County ZIP codes that it runs on every other U.S. county, so Lee County's numbers are directly comparable to any other market.
How much do distress scores vary between Lee County ZIP codes?
One county number flattens a wide range. Across the Lee County ZIPs DLRadar ranks, scores run from 25/100 in 61064 down to 17/100 in 61057, against a Lee County average of 18/100. The 8-point range is the argument for ZIP-level search across Lee County.
What do Lee County home values and vacancy say about distressed supply?
The typical Lee County home carries about $155,267 of value against a median household income near $65,906. Vacancy across Lee County's tracked ZIPs runs 9.7% and the poverty rate is 9.5%. Vacancy and strained affordability are the conditions that make arrears become supply, read here against Lee County's foreclosure and tax-lien filings and its 93/100 lending headwind.
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