ZIP 18037 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

Composite property distress in 18037 (Lehigh County, Pennsylvania) lands at 24/100 — low on DLRadar's public-record scoring. The sharpest non-environmental signals are structural risk (54/100), construction/permit lag (50/100), institutional ownership (16/100). institutional ownership (16/100) and mortgage stress (7/100) stay muted. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — climate & FEMA risk (93/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (72/100). On the structural side it scores 54/100, with 2/100 of stress already active.

Prices here sit in a expansion phase: values rose 7.1% over the trailing year, and 24% higher over three years (phase confidence 41/100). Even climbing markets leave specific parcels in distress; the scoring isolates them.

The vacancy rate is 2.6%. 6.8% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Owners hold 83% of homes, renters 17%. The ZIP holds roughly 3,160 housing units. 7,459 residents call 18037 home, typically aged 46. Educational attainment sits at 30% bachelor's-or-above. Median household income is $82,710, near the U.S. median near $78,000. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 25/100. Around 40% of renters are cost-burdened. Home values center near $256,600, an affordability ratio of 2.9× — accessible.

On balance, 18037 reads as a higher-equity, stable market where distress is selective and worth pinpointing parcel by parcel. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.