ZIP 61920 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report

In Coles County, Illinois, ZIP 61920 scores 16 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. Structural exposure scores 33 and live distress 1 on the 0–100 scale. Its standout signals are construction/permit lag (44/100), structural risk (33/100), mortgage stress (3/100). By contrast, mortgage stress (3/100) and institutional ownership (3/100) register low. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: climate & FEMA risk (72/100).

The market reads expansion — home values rose 6.4% year on year, and 20% higher over three years, at 36/100 phase confidence. Appreciation rarely lifts every parcel — the laggards are the opportunity.

About 20,703 people live here, median age 31. A median home runs $149,200 here, or 2.7 times local income. About 35% have a four-year degree. The tenure split is 53% owner-occupied to 47% rented. On demographic stress specifically, 61920 scores 31/100. Roughly 21.2% live below the poverty line, elevated and often tied to deferred-maintenance inventory. Vacancy runs 11.9%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. There are about 9,621 housing units across 61920. Rent burden reaches 44% of tenant households. Households earn a median $54,229 — below the roughly $78,000 national figure.

Net-net, 61920 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.