ZIP 96120 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report

On DLRadar's 0-100 distress scale, ZIP 96120 in Alpine County, California comes in at 4, a minimal composite-distress reading. Property-level stress concentrates in construction/permit lag (17/100), mortgage stress (15/100), structural risk (8/100). structural risk (8/100) and institutional ownership (3/100) stay muted. Structural exposure scores 8 and live distress 5 on the 0–100 scale.

The market reads peak — home values held roughly flat year on year, and 23% higher over three years, at 12/100 phase confidence. Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

84% of housing is owner-occupied. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 33/100. About 1,273 people live here, median age 43. There are about 535 housing units across 96120. Home values center near $603,100, an affordability ratio of 4.8×. The vacancy rate is 39.3% — elevated. At $100,909, median income runs above typical U.S. levels. 10.8% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Around 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Around 13% of renters are cost-burdened.

Taken together, 96120 profiles as an active-distress market where motivated-seller and below-market acquisitions concentrate. There is no property file for 96120 at the moment; the composite and its components are still built from verifiable records.

The number is not local guesswork: 96120's 4/100 comes from the same nationwide foreclosure, tax, mortgage and lender model, making it directly comparable anywhere. Where the record is thin for 96120, the field stays empty rather than modeled, and fills in as new documents post.

96120's headline rolls up several separately-scored signals, which is why two ZIPs can share a composite yet face very different distress. In workflow terms, 96120 is a go/no-go - the score says whether to drill in, then DLRadar carries you to parcels, capital and closing.