ZIP 60173 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report

ZIP code 60173 in Cook County, Illinois carries a composite property-distress score of 34/100 — a moderate reading on DLRadar's deterministic distress index. Its heaviest discrete signals: structural risk (77/100), construction/permit lag (73/100), institutional ownership (50/100). On the quiet end sit mortgage stress (20/100). Environmental exposure also runs high (climate & FEMA risk (100/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (82/100), FEMA disaster exposure (60/100)). Structural risk reads 77/100 against active distress of 6/100.

The expansion-phase market in 60173 posted values that rose 5.7% over the year, and 8% higher over three years (phase confidence 33/100). Appreciation rarely lifts every parcel — the laggards are the opportunity.

Around 26% of renters are cost-burdened. Roughly 3.8% live below the poverty line, a low share typical of higher-equity areas. Households earn a median $99,975 — above the roughly $78,000 national figure. Owners hold 32% of homes, renters 68%. On demographic stress specifically, 60173 scores 25/100. The typical home is worth about $372,000 (3.1× income, relatively affordable). The ZIP holds roughly 6,842 housing units. 13,892 residents call 60173 home, typically aged 35. About 67% have a four-year degree. The vacancy rate is 4.7%.

On balance 60173 is mixed, rewarding parcel-by-parcel screening over broad assumptions. Parcel-level detail for 60173 is not published yet -- the ZIP-level readings above remain fully sourced.

The 60173 read uses the identical scoring model applied coast to coast, which means its 34/100 score means exactly what it means anywhere else, and 60173 stays directly comparable to neighboring ZIPs and the rest of Cook County, Illinois. The score is rebuilt from public data as it updates, so 60173 reflects the current record instead of a stale or modeled snapshot.

Behind 60173'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. The point of the 60173 score is action: it tells you whether to open the ZIP, and DLRadar takes it from there to parcels, funding and close.