ZIP 19608 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

Composite property distress in 19608 (Berks County, Pennsylvania) lands at 20/100 — low on DLRadar's public-record scoring. Structural risk reads 45/100 against active distress of 2/100. Environmental exposure also runs high (climate & FEMA risk (92/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (91/100)). The sharpest non-environmental signals are structural risk (45/100), institutional ownership (20/100), mortgage stress (8/100). On the quiet end sit institutional ownership (20/100) and mortgage stress (8/100).

The expansion-phase market in 19608 posted values that rose 8.4% over the year, and 21% higher over three years, at 63/100 phase confidence. Rising prices can mask pockets of distress, where per-parcel scoring earns its keep.

Vacancy runs 3.1%. Rent burden reaches 50% of tenant households. Population is roughly 23,986 with a median age of 44. Roughly 5.2% live below the poverty line, a low share typical of higher-equity areas. The tenure split is 79% owner-occupied to 21% rented. There are about 9,427 housing units across 19608. A median home runs $332,400 here, or 2.8 times local income. About 46% have a four-year degree. Households earn a median $112,169 — above the roughly $78,000 national figure. On demographic stress specifically, 19608 scores 25/100.

Broadly, 19608 is a steadier market — the deals are the exceptions, not the rule. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.