ZIP 60002 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Lake County, Illinois, ZIP 60002 scores 26 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. Structural exposure scores 59 and live distress 2 on the 0–100 scale. Its standout signals are structural risk (59/100), construction/permit lag (53/100), institutional ownership (20/100). institutional ownership (20/100) and mortgage stress (8/100) stay muted. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — climate & FEMA risk (97/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (87/100).

Prices here sit in a expansion phase: values rose 6.4% over the trailing year, and 27% higher over three years, at 36/100 phase confidence. Even climbing markets leave specific parcels in distress; the scoring isolates them.

24,396 residents call 60002 home, typically aged 41. Home values center near $301,900, an affordability ratio of 2.6× — accessible. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 26/100. Owners hold 81% of homes, renters 19%. Educational attainment sits at 38% bachelor's-or-above. 7.3% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Vacancy runs 12.3%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. Median household income is $109,047, above the U.S. median near $78,000. There are about 10,492 housing units across 60002. Rent burden reaches 41% of tenant households.

Taken together, 60002 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.