ZIP 17834 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report

ZIP code 17834 in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania carries a composite property-distress score of 21/100 — a low reading on DLRadar's deterministic distress index. Its heaviest discrete signals: construction/permit lag (84/100), structural risk (45/100), mortgage stress (4/100). mortgage stress (4/100) and institutional ownership (3/100) stay muted. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — climate & FEMA risk (79/100). The latent-versus-live split is 45/100 structural and 1/100 already moving.

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 4.2% over the trailing year, at 28/100 phase confidence. Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

The ZIP holds roughly 1,752 housing units. The poverty rate is 6.6% — low. Households earn a median $58,750 — below the roughly $78,000 national figure. Rent burden reaches 41% of tenant households. Owners hold 82% of homes, renters 18%. The vacancy rate is 8.0%. About 19% have a four-year degree. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 23/100. The typical home is worth about $94,000 (1.5× income, relatively affordable). About 3,525 people live here, median age 48.

Overall, 17834 shows a mixed profile — neither uniformly stressed nor insulated — so opportunity is property-specific. Parcel-level detail for 17834 is not published yet -- the ZIP-level readings above remain fully sourced.

The number is not local guesswork: 17834's 21/100 comes from the same nationwide foreclosure, tax, mortgage and lender model, making it directly comparable anywhere. Where the record is thin for 17834, the field stays empty rather than modeled, and fills in as new documents post.

17834's headline rolls up several separately-scored signals, which is why two ZIPs can share a composite yet face very different distress. Practically, 17834 works as a screen — verify the reading, drill to the specific parcels driving it, and carry the deal through capital and closing on the platform.