ZIP 17982 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report

Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania's ZIP 17982 registers 20/100 composite distress, which DLRadar reads as low. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — climate & FEMA risk (84/100). Structurally it carries 45/100, against 2/100 of stress already in motion. The pressure is most legible in structural risk (45/100), construction/permit lag (35/100), institutional ownership (13/100). On the quiet end sit institutional ownership (13/100) and mortgage stress (8/100).

The peak-phase market in 17982 posted values that rose 4.2% over the year, at 28/100 phase confidence. At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 20/100. Around 0% of renters are cost-burdened. Median household income is $72,656, near the U.S. median near $78,000. About 11% have a four-year degree. 17.6% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. The ZIP holds roughly 227 housing units. 80% of housing is owner-occupied. A median home runs $105,500 here, or 1.4 times local income. Population is roughly 392 with a median age of 54. The vacancy rate is 11.1%.

On balance 17982 is mixed, rewarding parcel-by-parcel screening over broad assumptions. Parcel-level detail for 17982 is not published yet -- the ZIP-level readings above remain fully sourced.

Whether 17982 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 17982 can be compared directly against any other ZIP in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania or nationwide. Where the record is thin for 17982, the field stays empty rather than modeled, and fills in as new documents post.

Behind 17982's composite sit distinct signals (foreclosure, mortgage, tax-lien, lender and structural), each scored on its own before rolling up, so two ZIPs with the same total can describe very different situations on the ground. For a buyer, 17982 is one row in a larger workflow: confirm the score, pull the distressed parcels behind it, then move from signal to funded, closed acquisition through DLRadar.