ZIP 62872 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report

On DLRadar's 0-100 public-record scale, ZIP 62872 in Jefferson County, Illinois comes in at 22, a low composite-distress reading. Its standout signals are construction/permit lag (100/100), structural risk (49/100), mortgage stress (3/100). By contrast, mortgage stress (3/100) and institutional ownership (3/100) register low. The split runs 49/100 structural to 1/100 active on the ground. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: climate & FEMA risk (77/100).

The expansion-phase market in 62872 posted values that rose 5.7% over the year (phase confidence 33/100). Appreciation rarely lifts every parcel — the laggards are the opportunity.

Households earn a median $53,698 — below the roughly $78,000 national figure. The ZIP holds roughly 458 housing units. Home values center near $87,700, an affordability ratio of 2.0× — accessible. Rent burden reaches 88% of tenant households. The vacancy rate is 5.4%. Educational attainment sits at 6% bachelor's-or-above. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 34/100. 92% of housing is owner-occupied. The poverty rate is 15.7%. Population is roughly 1,142 with a median age of 40.

Net-net, 62872 is middle-of-the-pack, where the deals are specific addresses rather than the whole ZIP. While 62872 carries no listed distressed parcels today, each signal above ties back to a public dataset on the same national scale.

The 62872 read uses the identical public-record model applied coast to coast, which means its 22/100 score means exactly what it means anywhere else, and 62872 stays directly comparable to neighboring ZIPs and the rest of Jefferson County, Illinois. Every figure is auditable to a public dataset and refreshed on ingest; 62872 shows blanks, not estimates, wherever the record is sparse.

The 22/100 figure for 62872 is a composite, not one metric: it rolls up foreclosure and pre-foreclosure activity, mortgage stress, tax delinquency and liens, local lender headwind, and structural risk into a single reading, which is why a ZIP can look calm on price yet score high on distress. Practically, 62872 works as a screen — verify the reading, drill to the specific parcels driving it, and carry the deal through capital and closing on the platform.