ZIP 18066 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 18066 in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania carries a composite property-distress score of 24/100 — a low reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. What sets it apart are the readings on 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). Environmental exposure also runs high (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.

The expansion-phase market in 18066 posted values that rose 7.1% over the year, and 17% higher over three years (phase confidence 41/100). Rising prices can mask pockets of distress, where per-parcel scoring earns its keep.

Around 20% of renters are cost-burdened. Population is roughly 5,837 with a median age of 44. The poverty rate is 3.1% — low. The typical home is worth about $328,400 (2.9× income, relatively affordable). At $110,221, median income runs above typical U.S. levels. Around 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 22/100. The vacancy rate is 4.3%. 86% of housing is owner-occupied. The ZIP holds roughly 2,435 housing units.

Broadly, 18066 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.