ZIP 15217 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report

ZIP code 15217 in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania carries a composite property-distress score of 29/100 — a low reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. Structural exposure scores 66 and live distress 3 on the 0–100 scale. What sets it apart are the readings on construction/permit lag (76/100), structural risk (66/100), institutional ownership (20/100). institutional ownership (20/100) and mortgage stress (9/100) stay muted. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — climate & FEMA risk (98/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (92/100).

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 4.7% over the trailing year, and 14% higher over three years, at 31/100 phase confidence. At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

26,200 residents call 15217 home, typically aged 38. Home values center near $455,100, an affordability ratio of 4.7×. There are about 12,816 housing units across 15217. Owners hold 52% of homes, renters 48%. Median household income is $91,695, above the U.S. median near $78,000. Vacancy runs 7.3%. 13.2% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 31/100. Educational attainment sits at 74% bachelor's-or-above. Rent burden reaches 37% of tenant households.

Overall, 15217 shows a mixed profile — neither uniformly stressed nor insulated — so opportunity is property-specific. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.