ZIP 61272 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Mercer County, Illinois, ZIP 61272 scores 6 of 100 for composite distress, a minimal level on DLRadar's public-record index. Its standout signals are construction/permit lag (33/100), structural risk (14/100), mortgage stress (3/100). By contrast, mortgage stress (3/100) and institutional ownership (3/100) register low. Structural risk reads 14/100 against active distress of 1/100.

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 89% owner-occupied to 11% rented. Rent burden reaches 4% of tenant households. A median home runs $145,900 here, or 2.0 times local income. About 10% have a four-year degree. Vacancy runs 9.8%. Households earn a median $65,893 — below the roughly $78,000 national figure. About 1,463 people live here, median age 37. There are about 624 housing units across 61272. On demographic stress specifically, 61272 scores 20/100. Roughly 7.0% live below the poverty line, a low share typical of higher-equity areas.

Net-net, 61272 is middle-of-the-pack, where the deals are specific addresses rather than the whole ZIP. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.