ZIP 18421 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 18421 in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania carries a composite property-distress score of 26/100 — a low reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. Structural exposure scores 59 and live distress 7 on the 0–100 scale. What sets it apart are the readings on structural risk (59/100), construction/permit lag (56/100), institutional ownership (52/100). mortgage stress (24/100) stay muted. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — flood (NFIP) exposure (67/100), FEMA disaster exposure (67/100).

Prices here sit in a expansion phase: values rose 5.3% over the trailing year, and 8% lower over three years, at 41/100 phase confidence. Even climbing markets leave specific parcels in distress; the scoring isolates them.

4,475 residents call 18421 home, typically aged 46. Owners hold 78% of homes, renters 22%. 12.4% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Educational attainment sits at 23% bachelor's-or-above. Vacancy runs 15.5%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. Median household income is $69,593, near the U.S. median near $78,000. There are about 2,204 housing units across 18421. Rent burden reaches 37% of tenant households. Home values center near $171,400, an affordability ratio of 2.4× — accessible. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 27/100.

Taken together, 18421 profiles as an active-distress market where motivated-seller and below-market acquisitions concentrate. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.