ZIP 17959 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 17959 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). institutional ownership (14/100) and mortgage stress (8/100) stay muted. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — climate & FEMA risk (84/100). The latent-versus-live split is 44/100 structural and 2/100 already moving.

Prices here sit in a expansion phase: values rose 5.5% over the trailing year (phase confidence 32/100). Even climbing markets leave specific parcels in distress; the scoring isolates them.

Median household income is $58,239, below the U.S. median near $78,000. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 22/100. 9.4% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. 1,486 residents call 17959 home, typically aged 47. Around 20% of renters are cost-burdened. The vacancy rate is 17.5% — elevated. Home values center near $90,000, an affordability ratio of 1.4× — accessible. Owners hold 78% of homes, renters 22%. Educational attainment sits at 14% bachelor's-or-above. The ZIP holds roughly 734 housing units.

Taken together, 17959 profiles as an active-distress market where motivated-seller and below-market acquisitions concentrate. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.