ZIP 18106 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 18106 in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania carries a composite property-distress score of 24/100 — a low reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. Structural exposure scores 54 and live distress 2 on the 0–100 scale. What sets it apart are the readings on structural risk (54/100), construction/permit lag (50/100), institutional ownership (16/100). institutional ownership (16/100) and mortgage stress (7/100) stay muted. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — climate & FEMA risk (93/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (72/100).

Prices here sit in a expansion phase: values rose 7.1% over the trailing year, and 27% higher over three years, at 41/100 phase confidence. Even climbing markets leave specific parcels in distress; the scoring isolates them.

6,437 residents call 18106 home, typically aged 48. 9.3% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Home values center near $412,200, an affordability ratio of 4.2×. Educational attainment sits at 45% bachelor's-or-above. Vacancy runs 3.6%. Rent burden reaches 36% of tenant households. Owners hold 80% of homes, renters 20%. Median household income is $86,361, near the U.S. median near $78,000. There are about 2,594 housing units across 18106. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 28/100.

On balance, 18106 reads as a higher-equity, stable market where distress is selective and worth pinpointing parcel by parcel. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.