ZIP 17968 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 17968 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). On the structural side it scores 44/100, with 2/100 of stress already active.

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.

Owners hold 90% of homes, renters 10%. Around 20% of renters are cost-burdened. 3.3% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Educational attainment sits at 13% bachelor's-or-above. Median household income is $101,964, above the U.S. median near $78,000. 305 residents call 17968 home, typically aged 44. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 21/100. Home values center near $173,600, an affordability ratio of 1.6× — accessible. The ZIP holds roughly 139 housing units. The vacancy rate is 18.7% — elevated.

Taken together, 17968 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.