ZIP 60061 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Lake County, Illinois, ZIP 60061 scores 26 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. Environmental exposure also runs high (climate & FEMA risk (97/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (87/100)). On the structural side it scores 59/100, with 2/100 of stress already active. Its standout signals are structural risk (59/100), construction/permit lag (53/100), institutional ownership (20/100). On the quiet end sit institutional ownership (20/100) and mortgage stress (8/100).

The expansion-phase market in 60061 posted values that rose 6.4% over the year, and 26% higher over three years (phase confidence 36/100). 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. The ZIP holds roughly 11,823 housing units. Around 66% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Population is roughly 27,883 with a median age of 41. The typical home is worth about $416,700 (3.2× income, relatively affordable). Around 38% of renters are cost-burdened. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 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. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.