ZIP 97231 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report

Composite property distress in 97231 (Multnomah County, Oregon) lands at 25/100 — low on DLRadar's distress scoring. On the structural side it scores 55/100, with 3/100 of stress already active. Its standout signals are structural risk (55/100), construction/permit lag (41/100), institutional ownership (30/100). On the quiet end sit institutional ownership (30/100) and mortgage stress (9/100). Climate and flood risk are elevated too — climate & FEMA risk (92/100).

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 1.0% over the trailing year, and 9% lower over three years (phase confidence 11/100). Topping markets hide individual distress behind strong averages.

Vacancy runs 7.1%. Households earn a median $122,063 — above the roughly $78,000 national figure. The typical home is worth about $858,200 (6.5× income). There are about 1,995 housing units across 97231. Owners hold 87% of homes, renters 13%. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 34/100. 4,304 residents call 97231 home, typically aged 52. The poverty rate is 5.5% — low. About 60% have a four-year degree. Around 47% of renters are cost-burdened.

Overall, 97231 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.

The number is not local guesswork: 97231's 25/100 comes from the same nationwide foreclosure, tax, mortgage and lender model, making it directly comparable anywhere. Sparse data for 97231 shows as blanks, never estimates, and the score updates on every fresh public filing.

97231's headline rolls up several separately-scored signals, which is why two ZIPs can share a composite yet face very different distress. For an operator, 97231 is step one - verify, pull the parcels driving the score, and move straight through to a funded close.