ZIP 17931 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 17931 in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania carries a composite property-distress score of 20/100 — a low reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. What sets it apart are the readings on structural risk (44/100), construction/permit lag (28/100), institutional ownership (14/100). On the quiet end sit institutional ownership (14/100) and mortgage stress (8/100). Environmental exposure also runs high (climate & FEMA risk (84/100)). On the structural side it scores 44/100, with 2/100 of stress already active.

The expansion-phase market in 17931 posted values that rose 5.5% over the year, and 22% higher over three years (phase confidence 32/100). Rising prices can mask pockets of distress, where per-parcel scoring earns its keep.

The poverty rate is 18.4% — high, a tax-stress and distress correlate. Population is roughly 8,726 with a median age of 41. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 27/100. Around 28% of renters are cost-burdened. Around 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The ZIP holds roughly 2,373 housing units. At $55,636, median income runs below typical U.S. levels. The vacancy rate is 14.0% — elevated. The typical home is worth about $125,500 (2.1× income, relatively affordable). 81% of housing is owner-occupied.

On the whole, 17931 leans distressed, with opportunity clustered in specific stressed parcels. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.