ZIP 61042 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Lee County, Illinois, ZIP 61042 scores 17 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. The latent-versus-live split is 37/100 structural and 1/100 already moving. Its standout signals are construction/permit lag (76/100), structural risk (37/100), mortgage stress (3/100). On the quiet end sit mortgage stress (3/100) and institutional ownership (3/100).

The expansion-phase market in 61042 posted values that rose 6.4% over the year (phase confidence 36/100). Rising prices can mask pockets of distress, where per-parcel scoring earns its keep.

Around 3% of renters are cost-burdened. The poverty rate is 18.5% — high, a tax-stress and distress correlate. At $70,000, median income runs near typical U.S. levels. Around 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The vacancy rate is 9.6%. The typical home is worth about $153,600 (1.8× income, relatively affordable). The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 22/100. The ZIP holds roughly 194 housing units. Population is roughly 410 with a median age of 40. 79% of housing is owner-occupied.

On balance 61042 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.