Tehama County, CA Distress Report: Foreclosure, Tax Liens & ZIPs (2026)
Where is distress concentrating in Tehama County, California? DLRadar grades every Tehama County ZIP 0-100 from foreclosure, tax-lien, mortgage and insurance records, peaking at 34/100. Here is the 2026 Tehama County breakdown.
- Tehama County's most distressed ZIP is 96021 at 34/100.
- 17 ZIP codes tracked in Tehama County, averaging 33/100 distress.
- Tehama County reads peak — home values up 0.4% year over year.
- Vacancy runs 21.6% across Tehama County's tracked ZIPs, with a 15.5% poverty rate.
- The typical Tehama County home is worth about $309,854 against a ~$74,510 median income.
- Lending headwind in Tehama County sits at 25/100 — 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 | 96021 | 34/100 |
| 2 | 96029 | 34/100 |
| 3 | 96035 | 34/100 |
| 4 | 96055 | 34/100 |
| 5 | 96061 | 34/100 |
| 6 | 96063 | 34/100 |
| 7 | 96074 | 34/100 |
| 8 | 96075 | 34/100 |
| 9 | 96078 | 34/100 |
| 10 | 96080 | 34/100 |
| 11 | 96090 | 34/100 |
| 12 | 96092 | 34/100 |
Most distressed ZIP codes in Tehama County (composite distress 0-100, 2026)
What is driving Tehama County distress
The Tehama County read is assembled from six public feeds — FHFA, CFPB, the county recorder, FEMA, NFIP and Census ACS, producing a 33/100 ZIP average. No proprietary or modelled inputs enter the score.
Tehama County market phase and pricing
Tehama County currently sits in peak after a 0.4% gain in the past twelve months. Slower absorption is the mechanism that converts price weakness into motivated supply.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the hardest-hit ZIP in Tehama County?
ZIP 96021 leads Tehama County at 34/100, recomputed monthly from public records.
Where is Tehama County in the housing cycle?
Tehama County currently sits in peak, with values up 0.4% year on year, based on FHFA price-index trajectory.
Which datasets feed the Tehama County scores?
Nothing here is proprietary or estimated — FHFA price data, CFPB performance data, county recorder records, FEMA/NFIP and Census ACS. All 17 Tehama County ZIPs are scored by the same deterministic method applied to every U.S. county.
How much do distress scores vary between Tehama County ZIP codes?
One county number flattens a wide range. Across the Tehama County ZIPs DLRadar ranks, scores run from 34/100 in 96021 down to 34/100 in 96092, against a Tehama County average of 33/100. With 0 points between best and worst, county-level targeting in Tehama County wastes effort.
What do Tehama County home values and vacancy say about distressed supply?
The typical Tehama County home carries about $309,854 of value against a median household income near $74,510. Vacancy across Tehama County's tracked ZIPs runs 21.6% and the poverty rate is 15.5%. When budgets are stretched and homes sit vacant, arrears become listings — the reason these sit alongside Tehama County's foreclosure and tax-lien record and its 25/100 lending headwind.
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DLRadar scores property distress from public records by deterministic formulas — not investment, legal, or financial advice. Figures refresh monthly from the live index.