ZIP 62898 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Jefferson County, Illinois, ZIP 62898 scores 12 of 100 for composite distress, a minimal level on DLRadar's public-record index. Its standout signals are structural risk (24/100), mortgage stress (3/100), institutional ownership (3/100). By contrast, mortgage stress (3/100) and institutional ownership (3/100) register low. The latent-versus-live split is 24/100 structural and 1/100 already moving. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: climate & FEMA risk (77/100).

The market reads expansion — home values rose 6.4% year on year (phase confidence 36/100). Appreciation rarely lifts every parcel — the laggards are the opportunity.

The tenure split is 87% owner-occupied to 13% rented. The vacancy rate is 12.8% — elevated. Around 12% of renters are cost-burdened. About 25% have a four-year degree. Households earn a median $74,297 — near the roughly $78,000 national figure. A median home runs $158,800 here, or 2.0 times local income. The ZIP holds roughly 821 housing units. On demographic stress specifically, 62898 scores 21/100. Roughly 9.9% live below the poverty line. About 2,018 people live here, median age 37.

Net-net, 62898 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.