Pope County, IL Distress Report: Foreclosure, Tax Liens & ZIPs (2026)
Where is distress concentrating in Pope County, Illinois? DLRadar grades every Pope County ZIP 0-100 from foreclosure, tax-lien, mortgage and insurance records, peaking at 15/100. Here is the 2026 Pope County breakdown.
- Pope County's most distressed ZIP is 62946 at 15/100.
- 10 ZIP codes tracked in Pope County, averaging 9/100 distress.
- Pope County reads expansion — home values up 5.3% year over year.
- Vacancy runs 29.5% across Pope County's tracked ZIPs, with a 11% poverty rate.
- The typical Pope County home is worth about $133,211 against a ~$61,142 median income.
- Lending headwind in Pope County sits at 100/100 — 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 | 62946 | 15/100 |
| 2 | 62987 | 14/100 |
| 3 | 62960 | 13/100 |
| 4 | 62943 | 11/100 |
| 5 | 62910 | 10/100 |
| 6 | 62972 | 7/100 |
| 7 | 62938 | 6/100 |
| 8 | 62985 | 4/100 |
| 9 | 62928 | 3/100 |
| 10 | 62947 | 3/100 |
Most distressed ZIP codes in Pope County (composite distress 0-100, 2026)
What is driving Pope County distress
DLRadar builds Pope County's distress picture only from records anyone can pull; its ZIPs average 9/100: FHFA price data, CFPB delinquency, county foreclosure and tax-lien filings, FEMA/NFIP claims and Census ACS.
Pope County market phase and pricing
Phase for Pope County: expansion (+5.3% YoY). As pricing power fades, listings sit longer and sellers become reachable.
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Questions about this county
Where is distress highest inside Pope County, IL?
ZIP 62946 leads Pope County at 15/100, recomputed monthly from public records.
Is Pope County expanding or contracting?
Pope County currently sits in expansion, with values up 5.3% year on year, based on FHFA price-index trajectory.
What is this Pope County analysis built from?
Nothing here is proprietary or estimated — FHFA price data, CFPB performance data, county recorder records, FEMA/NFIP and Census ACS. All 10 Pope County ZIPs are scored by the same deterministic method applied to every U.S. county.
How much do distress scores vary between Pope County ZIP codes?
A single county score papers over real variation. Across the Pope County ZIPs DLRadar ranks, scores run from 15/100 in 62946 down to 3/100 in 62947, against a Pope County average of 9/100. With 12 points between best and worst, county-level targeting in Pope County wastes effort.
What do Pope County home values and vacancy say about distressed supply?
The typical Pope County home carries about $133,211 of value against a median household income near $61,142. Vacancy across Pope County's tracked ZIPs runs 29.5% and the poverty rate is 11%. Vacancy and strained affordability are the conditions that make arrears become supply, read here against Pope County's foreclosure and tax-lien filings and its 100/100 lending headwind.
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Distress scoring is deterministic and public-record based. It is research material, not investment, legal or financial advice. Updated monthly.