ZIP 18049 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, ZIP 18049 scores 24 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — climate & FEMA risk (93/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (72/100). Its standout 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. Structural risk reads 54/100 against active distress of 2/100.

Prices here sit in a expansion phase: values rose 7.1% over the trailing year, and 25% higher over three years, at 41/100 phase confidence. Even climbing markets leave specific parcels in distress; the scoring isolates them.

There are about 7,851 housing units across 18049. Home values center near $315,700, an affordability ratio of 3.0× — accessible. Vacancy runs 3.6%. 5.4% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Median household income is $93,924, above the U.S. median near $78,000. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 27/100. Owners hold 75% of homes, renters 25%. Educational attainment sits at 38% bachelor's-or-above. 18,693 residents call 18049 home, typically aged 42. Rent burden reaches 46% of tenant households.

On balance, 18049 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.