ZIP 90242 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report

In Los Angeles County, California, ZIP 90242 scores 32 of 100 for composite distress, a moderate level on DLRadar's distress index. What sets it apart are the readings on institutional ownership (72/100), structural risk (69/100), mortgage stress (27/100). On the quiet end sit mortgage stress (27/100) and construction/permit lag (2/100). Structurally it carries 69/100, against 8/100 of stress already in motion. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: climate & FEMA risk (100/100), FEMA disaster exposure (98/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (93/100).

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values held roughly flat over the trailing year, and 15% higher over three years, at 12/100 phase confidence. Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

The tenure split is 52% owner-occupied to 48% rented. 9.3% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. About 40,983 people live here, median age 37. Rent burden reaches 55% of tenant households. Median household income is $83,238, near the U.S. median near $78,000. A median home runs $761,000 here, or 8.1 times local income. Educational attainment sits at 24% bachelor's-or-above. The ZIP holds roughly 12,670 housing units. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 48/100. Vacancy runs 1.4%.

Net-net, 90242 is middle-of-the-pack, where the deals are specific addresses rather than the whole ZIP. There is no property file for 90242 at the moment; the composite and its components are still built from verifiable records.

The 90242 read uses the identical scoring model applied coast to coast, which means its 32/100 score means exactly what it means anywhere else, and 90242 stays directly comparable to neighboring ZIPs and the rest of Los Angeles County, California. Every figure is auditable to a public dataset and refreshed as records update; 90242 shows blanks, not estimates, wherever the record is sparse.

The 32/100 for 90242 sums independent layers - foreclosure, mortgage, tax-lien, lender headwind and structural risk - so the mix behind the number matters as much as the number. Treat 90242 as a screen: confirm the composite, open the distressed parcels beneath it, and run the deal to funding and close on DLRadar.