ZIP 18078 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report

On DLRadar's 0-100 public-record scale, ZIP 18078 in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania comes in at 24, a low composite-distress reading. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: climate & FEMA risk (93/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (73/100). Its standout signals are structural risk (53/100), construction/permit lag (44/100), institutional ownership (17/100). On the quiet end sit institutional ownership (17/100) and mortgage stress (7/100). Structurally it carries 53/100, against 2/100 of stress already in motion.

The market reads peak — home values rose 4.7% year on year, and 22% higher over three years (phase confidence 30/100). Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

The typical home is worth about $385,400 (2.7× income, relatively affordable). The ZIP holds roughly 2,822 housing units. Population is roughly 7,571 with a median age of 41. Around 33% of renters are cost-burdened. On demographic stress specifically, 18078 scores 23/100. The vacancy rate is 1.2%. Around 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The poverty rate is 8.3%. Owners hold 85% of homes, renters 15%. Median household income is $131,875, above the U.S. median near $78,000.

On balance, 18078 reads as a higher-equity, stable market where distress is selective and worth pinpointing parcel by parcel. 18078 has no individual parcels listed at present; the signals above still come from the same audited public sources used nationwide.

Because one deterministic model scores every ZIP, 18078's 24/100 can be lined up against any neighbor in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania or any ZIP coast to coast. Sparse data for 18078 shows as blanks, never estimates, and the score updates on every fresh public filing.

The 24/100 for 18078 sums independent layers - foreclosure, mortgage, tax-lien, lender headwind and structural risk - so the mix behind the number matters as much as the number. For an operator, 18078 is step one - verify, pull the parcels driving the score, and move straight through to a funded close.