ZIP 17961 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

Composite property distress in 17961 (Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania) lands at 20/100 — low on DLRadar's public-record scoring. Structural risk reads 44/100 against active distress of 2/100. The sharpest non-environmental signals are 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)).

The expansion-phase market in 17961 posted values that rose 5.5% over the year, and 21% higher over three years, at 32/100 phase confidence. Rising prices can mask pockets of distress, where per-parcel scoring earns its keep.

Population is roughly 6,711 with a median age of 46. The typical home is worth about $242,100 (2.3× income, relatively affordable). Vacancy runs 6.3%. 79% of housing is owner-occupied. Rent burden reaches 11% of tenant households. The poverty rate is 4.1% — low. At $96,354, median income runs above typical U.S. levels. Around 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. There are about 2,819 housing units across 17961. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 19/100.

Broadly, 17961 is a steadier market — the deals are the exceptions, not the rule. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.