ZIP 15478 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

Fayette County, Pennsylvania's ZIP 15478 registers 24/100 composite distress, which DLRadar reads as low. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — climate & FEMA risk (80/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (77/100). On the structural side it scores 54/100, with 2/100 of stress already active. The most distinctive pressure shows up in construction/permit lag (60/100), structural risk (54/100), institutional ownership (17/100). institutional ownership (17/100) and mortgage stress (8/100) stay muted.

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

The ZIP holds roughly 2,776 housing units. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 24/100. Owners hold 81% of homes, renters 19%. Around 30% of renters are cost-burdened. Educational attainment sits at 17% bachelor's-or-above. Home values center near $169,200, an affordability ratio of 2.0× — accessible. 8.4% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. The vacancy rate is 11.3% — elevated. Median household income is $71,311, near the U.S. median near $78,000. 5,679 residents call 15478 home, typically aged 46.

Overall, 15478 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.