ZIP 60304 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Cook County, Illinois, ZIP 60304 scores 34 of 100 for composite distress, a moderate level on DLRadar's public-record index. Environmental exposure also runs high (climate & FEMA risk (100/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (82/100), FEMA disaster exposure (64/100)). On the structural side it scores 75/100, with 6/100 of stress already active. Its standout signals are structural risk (75/100), construction/permit lag (62/100), institutional ownership (53/100). On the quiet end sit mortgage stress (20/100).

The expansion-phase market in 60304 posted values that rose 6.4% over the year, and 16% higher over three years (phase confidence 36/100). Rising prices can mask pockets of distress, where per-parcel scoring earns its keep.

The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 23/100. Around 30% of renters are cost-burdened. At $132,841, median income runs above typical U.S. levels. Around 73% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 71% of housing is owner-occupied. Population is roughly 17,218 with a median age of 40. The poverty rate is 5.6% — low. The typical home is worth about $466,700 (3.5× income, relatively affordable). The ZIP holds roughly 6,887 housing units. The vacancy rate is 4.6%.

On balance 60304 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.