ZIP 15696 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, ZIP 15696 scores 25 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. Its standout signals are structural risk (57/100), construction/permit lag (53/100), institutional ownership (20/100). On the quiet end sit institutional ownership (20/100) and mortgage stress (9/100). Environmental exposure also runs high (flood (NFIP) exposure (89/100), climate & FEMA risk (88/100)). The latent-versus-live split is 57/100 structural and 3/100 already moving.

The peak-phase market in 15696 posted values that rose 4.7% over the year (phase confidence 31/100). Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

At $66,250, median income runs below typical U.S. levels. Around 28% of renters are cost-burdened. Around 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The vacancy rate is 3.7%. The poverty rate is 9.8%. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 22/100. Population is roughly 219 with a median age of 45. The ZIP holds roughly 118 housing units. 76% of housing is owner-occupied. The typical home is worth about $127,300 (1.8× income, relatively affordable).

On balance 15696 is mixed, rewarding parcel-by-parcel screening over broad assumptions. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.