ZIP 18062 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, ZIP 18062 scores 24 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. Its standout signals are structural risk (54/100), construction/permit lag (43/100), institutional ownership (18/100). By contrast, institutional ownership (18/100) and mortgage stress (7/100) register low. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: climate & FEMA risk (93/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (78/100). On the structural side it scores 54/100, with 2/100 of stress already active.

The market reads expansion — home values rose 7.5% year on year, and 23% higher over three years (phase confidence 46/100). Appreciation rarely lifts every parcel — the laggards are the opportunity.

The tenure split is 80% owner-occupied to 20% rented. The ZIP holds roughly 10,336 housing units. Around 38% of renters are cost-burdened. About 48% have a four-year degree. The vacancy rate is 2.8%. On demographic stress specifically, 18062 scores 25/100. Households earn a median $107,245 — above the roughly $78,000 national figure. A median home runs $380,200 here, or 3.4 times local income. Roughly 5.0% live below the poverty line, a low share typical of higher-equity areas. About 26,633 people live here, median age 45.

Overall 18062 looks resilient on the surface, so the edge is isolating individual stressed parcels. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.