ZIP 17824 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report

In Columbia County, Pennsylvania, ZIP 17824 scores 21 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. Structural exposure scores 48 and live distress 2 on the 0–100 scale. Its standout signals are construction/permit lag (73/100), structural risk (48/100), institutional ownership (11/100). institutional ownership (11/100) and mortgage stress (6/100) stay muted. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — climate & FEMA risk (70/100).

Prices here sit in a expansion phase: values rose 5.5% over the trailing year, and 36% higher over three years, at 32/100 phase confidence. Even climbing markets leave specific parcels in distress; the scoring isolates them.

3,840 residents call 17824 home, typically aged 53. Home values center near $244,900, an affordability ratio of 2.1× — accessible. Owners hold 93% of homes, renters 7%. Median household income is $114,653, above the U.S. median near $78,000. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 18/100. There are about 1,842 housing units across 17824. Vacancy runs 11.3%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. Rent burden reaches 24% of tenant households. 3.2% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Educational attainment sits at 45% bachelor's-or-above.

On balance, 17824 reads as a higher-equity, stable market where distress is selective and worth pinpointing parcel by parcel. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.