ZIP 92251 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

DLRadar grades ZIP 92251 (Imperial County, California) at a low 24/100 for overall property distress. Property-level stress concentrates in construction/permit lag (93/100), structural risk (52/100), mortgage stress (4/100). On the quiet end sit mortgage stress (4/100) and institutional ownership (3/100). Environmental exposure also runs high (climate & FEMA risk (95/100)). On the structural side it scores 52/100, with 1/100 of stress already active.

The expansion-phase market in 92251 posted values that rose 9.1% over the year, and 22% higher over three years (phase confidence 53/100). Rising prices can mask pockets of distress, where per-parcel scoring earns its keep.

The vacancy rate is 11.9% — elevated. Population is roughly 27,197 with a median age of 34. Roughly 13.3% live below the poverty line. Around 37% of renters are cost-burdened. About 17% have a four-year degree. On demographic stress specifically, 92251 scores 36/100. Households earn a median $83,709 — near the roughly $78,000 national figure. A median home runs $368,700 here, or 4.2 times local income. The ZIP holds roughly 7,575 housing units. The tenure split is 67% owner-occupied to 33% rented.

Broadly, 92251 is a steadier market — the deals are the exceptions, not the rule. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.