Myles Ma

Credit.com

Nearly a tenth of homes with a mortgage in the United States were considered “seriously underwater” at the end of the first quarter of 2017, according to statistics from ATTOM Data Solutions.

These homes — all 5.5 million of them — are not physically flooded, though the situation is nearly as alarming: A property is seriously underwater if the amount owed on the loan secured against it is at least 25% higher than the value of the property.

The good news is that the number of seriously underwater homes is down from the same time in 2016, but up slightly from the fourth quarter.

Where Are the Trouble Spots?

“While negative equity continued to trend steadily downward in the first quarter, it remains stubbornly high in often-overlooked pockets of the housing market,” said Daren Blomquist, senior vice president at ATTOM Data Solutions.

These pockets exist in several Rust Belt cities, Las Vegas and central Florida, Blomquist said. And nearly a third of all homes nationwide valued at less than $100,000 are seriously underwater.

Using ATTOM data, we’ve compiled the ZIP codes where at least 65% of the properties are seriously underwater. They represent the worst areas in the country.

15. Chicago ZIP Code 60636

Properties with loans: 7,875

Properties seriously underwater: 65.6%

14. Detroit ZIP Code 48227

Properties with loans: 7,825

Properties seriously underwater: 65.8%

13. North Chicago ZIP Code 60064

Properties with loans: 2,856

Properties seriously underwater: 65.9%

12. Milwaukee ZIP Code 53206

Properties with loans: 3,189

Properties seriously underwater: 66.2%

11. Detroit ZIP Code 48234

Properties with loans: 6,096

Properties seriously underwater: 66.6%

10. Maple Heights, Ohio ZIP Code 44137

Properties with loans: 7,694

Properties seriously underwater: 66.8%

9. Detroit ZIP Code 48205

Properties with loans: 7,574

Properties seriously underwater: 67%

8. Riverdale, Illinois ZIP Code 60827

Properties with loans: 5,391

Properties seriously underwater: 67.4%

7. Dolton, Illinois ZIP Code 60419

Properties with loans: 6,673

Properties seriously underwater: 68.2%

6. Detroit ZIP Code 48228

Properties with loans: 9,993

Properties seriously underwater: 68.2%

5. Detroit ZIP Code 48224

Properties with loans: 8,974

Properties seriously underwater: 69.4%

4. Las Vegas ZIP Code 89109

Properties with loans: 6,327

Properties seriously underwater: 69.9%

3. Detroit ZIP Code 48235

Properties with loans: 9,629

Properties seriously underwater: 70%

2. St. Louis ZIP Code 63137

Properties with loans: 5,954

Properties seriously underwater: 70.6%

1. Trenton, New Jersey ZIP Code 08611

Properties with loans: 4,426

Properties seriously underwater: 74.6%

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