ZIP 60553 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report

DLRadar grades ZIP 60553 (Lee County, Illinois) at a low 18/100 for overall property distress. Structurally it carries 41/100, against 1/100 of stress already in motion. The most distinctive pressure shows up in construction/permit lag (93/100), structural risk (41/100), mortgage stress (3/100). mortgage stress (3/100) and institutional ownership (3/100) stay muted.

Prices here sit in a expansion phase: values rose 5.7% over the trailing year, and 27% higher over three years, at 33/100 phase confidence. Appreciation rarely lifts every parcel — the laggards are the opportunity.

Median household income is $110,938, above the U.S. median near $78,000. The ZIP holds roughly 276 housing units. 3.8% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. On demographic stress specifically, 60553 scores 25/100. Around 65% of renters are cost-burdened. 681 residents call 60553 home, typically aged 40. The tenure split is 86% owner-occupied to 14% rented. The vacancy rate is 7.1%. Educational attainment sits at 33% bachelor's-or-above. Home values center near $176,900, an affordability ratio of 1.6× — accessible.

On balance, 60553 reads as a higher-equity, stable market where distress is selective and worth pinpointing parcel by parcel. Parcel-level detail for 60553 is not published yet -- the ZIP-level readings above remain fully sourced.

The 60553 read uses the identical scoring model applied coast to coast, which means its 18/100 score means exactly what it means anywhere else, and 60553 stays directly comparable to neighboring ZIPs and the rest of Lee County, Illinois. The score is rebuilt from public data as it updates, so 60553 reflects the current record instead of a stale or modeled snapshot.

Behind 60553'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 60553 as a screen: confirm the composite, open the distressed parcels beneath it, and run the deal to funding and close on DLRadar.