ZIP 60061 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report

On DLRadar's 0-100 distress scale, ZIP 60061 in Lake County, Illinois comes in at 28, a low composite-distress reading. Environmental exposure also runs high (climate & FEMA risk (97/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (90/100)). On the structural side it scores 63/100, with 2/100 of stress already active. The most distinctive pressure shows up in construction/permit lag (65/100), structural risk (63/100), institutional ownership (20/100). institutional ownership (20/100) and mortgage stress (8/100) stay muted.

The market reads expansion — home values rose 5.7% year on year, and 26% higher over three years (phase confidence 33/100). Rising prices can mask pockets of distress, where per-parcel scoring earns its keep.

At $121,588, median income runs above typical U.S. levels. The poverty rate is 5.5% — low. There are about 11,823 housing units across 60061. Around 66% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Population is roughly 27,883 with a median age of 41. A median home runs $416,700 here, or 3.2 times local income. Around 38% of renters are cost-burdened. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 24/100. 67% of housing is owner-occupied. The vacancy rate is 4.8%.

On balance 60061 is mixed, rewarding parcel-by-parcel screening over broad assumptions. Parcel-level detail for 60061 is not published yet -- the ZIP-level readings above remain fully sourced.

The number is not local guesswork: 60061's 28/100 comes from the same nationwide foreclosure, tax, mortgage and lender model, making it directly comparable anywhere. 60061 carries no interpolated values - each figure ties to a public source and refreshes the moment new records land.

Behind 60061's composite sit distinct signals (foreclosure, mortgage, tax-lien, lender and structural), each scored on its own before rolling up, so two ZIPs with the same total can describe very different situations on the ground. Treat 60061 as a screen: confirm the composite, open the distressed parcels beneath it, and run the deal to funding and close on DLRadar.