ZIP 90242 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 90242 in Los Angeles County, California carries a composite property-distress score of 36/100 — a moderate reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. What sets it apart are the readings on structural risk (78/100), institutional ownership (73/100), construction/permit lag (37/100). construction/permit lag (37/100) and mortgage stress (27/100) stay muted. On the structural side it scores 78/100, with 8/100 of stress already active. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — climate & FEMA risk (100/100), FEMA disaster exposure (98/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (93/100).

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 1.2% over the trailing year, and 15% higher over three years (phase confidence 23/100). At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

52% of housing is owner-occupied. The poverty rate is 9.3%. 40,983 residents call 90242 home, typically aged 37. Around 55% of renters are cost-burdened. At $83,238, median income runs near typical U.S. levels. The typical home is worth about $761,000 (8.1× income, severely stretched). Around 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The ZIP holds roughly 12,670 housing units. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 48/100. The vacancy rate is 1.4%.

Overall, 90242 shows a mixed profile — neither uniformly stressed nor insulated — so opportunity is property-specific. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.