Blount County, AL Distress Report: Foreclosure, Tax Liens & ZIPs (2026)
Where is distress concentrating in Blount County, Alabama? DLRadar grades every Blount County ZIP 0-100 from foreclosure, tax-lien, mortgage and insurance records, peaking at 29/100. Here is the 2026 Blount County breakdown.
- Blount County's most distressed ZIP is 35146 at 29/100.
- 17 ZIP codes tracked in Blount County, averaging 26/100 distress.
- Blount County reads peak — home values up 2.7% year over year.
- Vacancy runs 11.7% across Blount County's tracked ZIPs, with a 14.3% poverty rate.
- The typical Blount County home is worth about $170,094 against a ~$65,914 median income.
- Lending headwind in Blount County sits at 38/100 — a forward read on distressed supply.
Figures come from DLRadar's public-record distress index and refresh every month. Free to quote with credit to DLRadar (dlradar.com).
| Rank | ZIP | Composite distress |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 35146 | 29/100 |
| 2 | 35121 | 28/100 |
| 3 | 35126 | 28/100 |
| 4 | 35133 | 28/100 |
| 5 | 35013 | 27/100 |
| 6 | 35031 | 27/100 |
| 7 | 35049 | 27/100 |
| 8 | 35079 | 27/100 |
| 9 | 35097 | 27/100 |
| 10 | 35180 | 27/100 |
| 11 | 35952 | 25/100 |
| 12 | 35976 | 25/100 |
Most distressed ZIP codes in Blount County (composite distress 0-100, 2026)
What is driving Blount County distress
Blount County sits inside DLRadar's nationwide distress index, built entirely from public records. Its ZIPs average 26/100 composite distress. Every figure traces to a public source — FHFA HPI, CFPB mortgage delinquency, county recorder foreclosure and tax-lien filings, FEMA/NFIP for insurance, and Census ACS for demographics.
Blount County market phase and pricing
Blount County currently sits in peak after a 2.7% gain in the past twelve months. Slower absorption is the mechanism that converts price weakness into motivated supply.
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Common questions
Which part of Blount County, AL scores highest for distress?
ZIP 35146 leads Blount County at 29/100, recomputed monthly from public records.
Where is Blount County in the housing cycle?
The market phase for Blount County is peak, prices rising 2.7% on the year — derived from the FHFA House Price Index path.
How is the Blount County data sourced?
Every Blount County figure traces to a public source — FHFA House Price Index for the peak trajectory, CFPB mortgage performance, county recorder filings, FEMA/NFIP and Census ACS. The same deterministic model scores all 17 Blount County ZIP codes that it runs on every other U.S. county, so Blount County's numbers are directly comparable to any other market.
How much do distress scores vary between Blount County ZIP codes?
County-level numbers smooth away the detail that matters. Across the Blount County ZIPs DLRadar ranks, scores run from 29/100 in 35146 down to 25/100 in 35976, against a Blount County average of 26/100. With 4 points between best and worst, county-level targeting in Blount County wastes effort.
What do Blount County home values and vacancy say about distressed supply?
The typical Blount County home carries about $170,094 of value against a median household income near $65,914. Vacancy across Blount County's tracked ZIPs runs 11.7% and the poverty rate is 14.3%. When budgets are stretched and homes sit vacant, arrears become listings — the reason these sit alongside Blount County's foreclosure and tax-lien record and its 38/100 lending headwind.
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