ZIP 17872 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report

In Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, ZIP 17872 scores 20 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. The sharpest non-environmental signals are construction/permit lag (79/100), structural risk (44/100), mortgage stress (4/100). mortgage stress (4/100) and institutional ownership (3/100) stay muted. The latent-versus-live split is 44/100 structural and 1/100 already moving. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — climate & FEMA risk (79/100).

The peak-phase market in 17872 posted values that rose 4.2% over the year (phase confidence 28/100). Topping markets hide individual distress behind strong averages.

Median household income is $44,395, below the U.S. median near $78,000. On demographic stress specifically, 17872 scores 29/100. Owners hold 70% of homes, renters 30%. Around 29% of renters are cost-burdened. The vacancy rate is 28.5% — elevated. There are about 5,359 housing units across 17872. 22.1% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. The typical home is worth about $81,800 (1.8× income, relatively affordable). Educational attainment sits at 15% bachelor's-or-above. Population is roughly 8,950 with a median age of 41.

Net-net, 17872 is a working-distress ZIP — the kind that rewards current, parcel-level intelligence. While 17872 carries no listed distressed parcels today, each signal above ties back to a public dataset on the same national scale.

Whether 17872 runs hot or quiet, its 20/100 composite is built the same deterministic way as every ZIP in the country — from recorded foreclosure, mortgage, tax-lien, climate and lender signals — so 17872 can be compared directly against any other ZIP in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania or nationwide. Sparse data for 17872 shows as blanks, never estimates, and the score updates on every fresh public filing.

17872's score blends several independent layers — foreclosure and mortgage stress, tax and lien delinquency, bank headwind and structural exposure — into one 0–100 number, so understanding the components matters as much as the headline for anyone screening the ZIP. For an operator, 17872 is step one - verify, pull the parcels driving the score, and move straight through to a funded close.