ZIP 17243 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, ZIP 17243 scores 19 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. Its standout signals are construction/permit lag (72/100), structural risk (45/100), institutional ownership (16/100). By contrast, institutional ownership (16/100) and mortgage stress (10/100) register low. The latent-versus-live split is 45/100 structural and 3/100 already moving. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: flood (NFIP) exposure (68/100).

The market reads expansion — home values rose 5.4% year on year (phase confidence 35/100). Appreciation rarely lifts every parcel — the laggards are the opportunity.

The vacancy rate is 38.6% — elevated. On demographic stress specifically, 17243 scores 34/100. Roughly 14.1% live below the poverty line. About 25% have a four-year degree. Households earn a median $49,375 — below the roughly $78,000 national figure. The tenure split is 76% owner-occupied to 24% rented. Around 53% of renters are cost-burdened. About 1,156 people live here, median age 55. The ZIP holds roughly 767 housing units. A median home runs $155,400 here, or 3.0 times local income.

Net-net, 17243 is a working-distress ZIP — the kind that rewards current, parcel-level intelligence. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.