ZIP 22542 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

Orange County, Virginia's ZIP 22542 registers 17/100 composite distress, which DLRadar reads as low. The most distinctive pressure shows up in construction/permit lag (64/100), structural risk (41/100), institutional ownership (18/100). On the quiet end sit institutional ownership (18/100) and mortgage stress (8/100). Environmental exposure also runs high (flood (NFIP) exposure (79/100)). The latent-versus-live split is 41/100 structural and 2/100 already moving.

The peak-phase market in 22542 posted values that rose 4.2% over the year, and 17% higher over three years (phase confidence 36/100). Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

At $89,944, median income runs above typical U.S. levels. 93% of housing is owner-occupied. The poverty rate is 4.4% — low. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 22/100. Around 0% of renters are cost-burdened. The ZIP holds roughly 875 housing units. Around 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Population is roughly 2,223 with a median age of 49. The typical home is worth about $330,500 (3.5× income, relatively affordable). The vacancy rate is 3.6%.

Broadly, 22542 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.