ZIP 97209 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 97209 in Multnomah County, Oregon carries a composite property-distress score of 27/100 — a low reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. What sets it apart are the readings on construction/permit lag (71/100), structural risk (58/100), institutional ownership (27/100). By contrast, institutional ownership (27/100) and mortgage stress (11/100) register low. On the structural side it scores 58/100, with 3/100 of stress already active. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: climate & FEMA risk (99/100).

The market reads peak — home values rose 1.8% year on year (phase confidence 19/100). Topping markets hide individual distress behind strong averages.

The poverty rate is 17.9% — high, a tax-stress and distress correlate. 22% of housing is owner-occupied. At $84,059, median income runs near typical U.S. levels. Around 66% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Around 38% of renters are cost-burdened. About 21,727 people live here, median age 37. The vacancy rate is 10.6%. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 42/100. The ZIP holds roughly 16,733 housing units. The typical home is worth about $587,300 (6.8× income).

Net-net, 97209 is middle-of-the-pack, where the deals are specific addresses rather than the whole ZIP. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.