ZIP 61263 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Mercer County, Illinois, ZIP 61263 scores 6 of 100 for composite distress, a minimal level on DLRadar's public-record index. Its standout signals are construction/permit lag (37/100), structural risk (14/100), mortgage stress (3/100). By contrast, mortgage stress (3/100) and institutional ownership (3/100) register low. Structural exposure scores 14 and live distress 1 on the 0–100 scale.

The market reads expansion — home values rose 6.5% year on year, at 44/100 phase confidence. Appreciation rarely lifts every parcel — the laggards are the opportunity.

The tenure split is 78% owner-occupied to 22% rented. About 17% have a four-year degree. Vacancy runs 13.4%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. Households earn a median $75,750 — near the roughly $78,000 national figure. There are about 320 housing units across 61263. Roughly 12.4% live below the poverty line. About 718 people live here, median age 38. Rent burden reaches 90% of tenant households. A median home runs $134,800 here, or 1.8 times local income. On demographic stress specifically, 61263 scores 34/100.

Net-net, 61263 is a working-distress ZIP — the kind that rewards current, parcel-level intelligence. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.