ZIP 18051 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

Lehigh County, Pennsylvania's ZIP 18051 registers 24/100 composite distress, which DLRadar reads as low. The most distinctive pressure shows up in structural risk (54/100), construction/permit lag (50/100), institutional ownership (16/100). On the quiet end sit institutional ownership (16/100) and mortgage stress (7/100). On the structural side it scores 54/100, with 2/100 of stress already active. Environmental exposure also runs high (climate & FEMA risk (93/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (72/100)).

The expansion-phase market in 18051 posted values that rose 7.1% over the year, and 18% higher over three years (phase confidence 41/100). Rising prices can mask pockets of distress, where per-parcel scoring earns its keep.

The ZIP holds roughly 1,626 housing units. Around 7% of renters are cost-burdened. The poverty rate is 0.9% — low. 88% of housing is owner-occupied. Around 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Population is roughly 3,252 with a median age of 49. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 19/100. The typical home is worth about $459,600 (3.3× income, relatively affordable). At $133,071, median income runs above typical U.S. levels. The vacancy rate is 5.1%.

Broadly, 18051 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.