ZIP 60548 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Dekalb County, Illinois, ZIP 60548 scores 16 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — climate & FEMA risk (84/100). The latent-versus-live split is 34/100 structural and 1/100 already moving. Its standout signals are construction/permit lag (34/100), structural risk (34/100), institutional ownership (3/100). institutional ownership (3/100) and mortgage stress (2/100) stay muted.

Prices here sit in a expansion phase: values rose 6.4% over the trailing year, and 28% higher over three years (phase confidence 36/100). Even climbing markets leave specific parcels in distress; the scoring isolates them.

The ZIP holds roughly 4,842 housing units. The vacancy rate is 6.3%. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 27/100. Around 37% of renters are cost-burdened. Median household income is $83,774, near the U.S. median near $78,000. 11,233 residents call 60548 home, typically aged 41. 8.5% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Owners hold 79% of homes, renters 21%. Educational attainment sits at 21% bachelor's-or-above. Home values center near $262,100, an affordability ratio of 2.9× — accessible.

On balance, 60548 reads as a higher-equity, stable market where distress is selective and worth pinpointing parcel by parcel. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.