Update: Where the foreclosures are: Hardest-hit ZIP Codes
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Update: We’ve created a data search tool that I hope will be valuable to readers: use this widget to search foreclosure trends by ZIP code throughout Southern California in the first quarter of 2008, so that you can see where the foreclosure problem is most acute, and where it is least evident.
We’ve calculated foreclosures per household (technically, the other way around: households per foreclosure) to correct for varying populations in different ZIP codes.
A sneak preview: The 10 L.A. County ZIPs with the highest number of foreclosures in 1Q 2008, and the percentage increase from 1Q 2007. Source: DataQuick Information Systems. These are for single-family detached homes.
1) Lancaster 93535 345 392%
2) Palmdale 93550 323 487%
3) Lancaster 93536 255 467%
4) Palmdale 93551 198 421%
5) Palmdale 93552 179 442%
6) Lancaster 93534 146 329%
7) Sylmar 91342 142 426%
8) Norwalk 90650 129 361%
9) Pacoima 91331 105 483%
10) Reseda 91335 101 321%
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Photo Credit: ‘Snow in Palmdale Mountains,’ by Frank, submitted to ‘Your Neighborhood, Antelope and Santa Clarita Valleys,’ on Your Scene at LATimes.com.