ZIP 18109 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

Composite property distress in 18109 (Lehigh County, Pennsylvania) lands at 24/100 — low on DLRadar's public-record scoring. The sharpest non-environmental signals are structural risk (54/100), construction/permit lag (46/100), 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). The latent-versus-live split is 54/100 structural and 2/100 already moving.

Prices here sit in a expansion phase: values rose 7.1% over the trailing year, and 26% higher over three years (phase confidence 41/100). Even climbing markets leave specific parcels in distress; the scoring isolates them.

Around 45% of renters are cost-burdened. 17.9% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Median household income is $55,437, below the U.S. median near $78,000. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 34/100. Home values center near $198,800, an affordability ratio of 3.3× — accessible. Owners hold 53% of homes, renters 47%. The vacancy rate is 5.3%. 18,117 residents call 18109 home, typically aged 35. Educational attainment sits at 20% bachelor's-or-above. The ZIP holds roughly 7,519 housing units.

Overall, 18109 shows a mixed profile — neither uniformly stressed nor insulated — so opportunity is property-specific. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.