ZIP 62522 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 62522 in Macon County, Illinois carries a composite property-distress score of 23/100 — a low reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. What sets it apart are the readings on construction/permit lag (98/100), structural risk (50/100), mortgage stress (4/100). mortgage stress (4/100) and institutional ownership (3/100) stay muted. On the structural side it scores 50/100, with 1/100 of stress already active. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — climate & FEMA risk (83/100).

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 4.5% over the trailing year, 2.1% off the recent peak, and 25% higher over three years (phase confidence 34/100). At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

25.3% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. 14,984 residents call 62522 home, typically aged 35. Median household income is $51,689, below the U.S. median near $78,000. Around 44% of renters are cost-burdened. Educational attainment sits at 26% bachelor's-or-above. Owners hold 65% of homes, renters 35%. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 31/100. The vacancy rate is 16.8% — elevated. The ZIP holds roughly 7,186 housing units. Home values center near $113,600, an affordability ratio of 2.1× — accessible.

Taken together, 62522 profiles as an active-distress market where motivated-seller and below-market acquisitions concentrate. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.