ZIP 18102 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, ZIP 18102 scores 24 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. Structural exposure scores 54 and live distress 2 on the 0–100 scale. Its standout signals are 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)).

The expansion-phase market in 18102 posted values that rose 7.1% over the year, and 37% higher over three years, at 41/100 phase confidence. Rising prices can mask pockets of distress, where per-parcel scoring earns its keep.

There are about 18,849 housing units across 18102. The poverty rate is 30.3% — high, a tax-stress and distress correlate. Population is roughly 51,315 with a median age of 31. Around 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 30% of housing is owner-occupied. Vacancy runs 8.8%. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 43/100. Rent burden reaches 55% of tenant households. The typical home is worth about $163,400 (3.6× income, relatively affordable). At $40,681, median income runs below typical U.S. levels.

On the whole, 18102 leans distressed, with opportunity clustered in specific stressed parcels. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.