Dekalb County, AL Distress Report: Foreclosure, Tax Liens & ZIPs (2026)
Where is distress concentrating in Dekalb County, Alabama? DLRadar grades every Dekalb County ZIP 0-100 from foreclosure, tax-lien, mortgage and insurance records, peaking at 30/100. Here is the 2026 Dekalb County breakdown.
- Dekalb County's most distressed ZIP is 35959 at 30/100.
- 24 ZIP codes tracked in Dekalb County, averaging 27/100 distress.
- Dekalb County reads peak — home values up 3.2% year over year.
- Vacancy runs 17.4% across Dekalb County's tracked ZIPs, with a 17.4% poverty rate.
- The typical Dekalb County home is worth about $149,904 against a ~$53,161 median income.
- Lending headwind in Dekalb County sits at 35/100 — a forward read on distressed supply.
Source data is DLRadar's monthly public-record index. Citation welcome, with attribution to DLRadar (dlradar.com).
| Rank | ZIP | Composite distress |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 35959 | 30/100 |
| 2 | 35983 | 30/100 |
| 3 | 35984 | 28/100 |
| 4 | 35961 | 27/100 |
| 5 | 35963 | 27/100 |
| 6 | 35967 | 27/100 |
| 7 | 35968 | 27/100 |
| 8 | 35971 | 27/100 |
| 9 | 35974 | 27/100 |
| 10 | 35978 | 27/100 |
| 11 | 35979 | 27/100 |
| 12 | 35981 | 27/100 |
Most distressed ZIP codes in Dekalb County (composite distress 0-100, 2026)
What is driving Dekalb County distress
The Dekalb County read is assembled from six public feeds — FHFA, CFPB, the county recorder, FEMA, NFIP and Census ACS, producing a 27/100 ZIP average. No proprietary or modelled inputs enter the score.
Dekalb County market phase and pricing
Dekalb County currently sits in peak after a 3.2% gain in the past twelve months. Slower absorption is the mechanism that converts price weakness into motivated supply.
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What people ask
Where is distress highest inside Dekalb County, AL?
ZIP 35959 leads Dekalb County at 30/100, recomputed monthly from public records.
Which phase does Dekalb County sit in right now?
Dekalb County reads peak, with home prices up 3.2% year over year. Phase comes from FHFA House Price Index trajectory.
Which datasets feed the Dekalb County scores?
Nothing here is proprietary or estimated — FHFA price data, CFPB performance data, county recorder records, FEMA/NFIP and Census ACS. All 24 Dekalb County ZIPs are scored by the same deterministic method applied to every U.S. county.
How much do distress scores vary between Dekalb County ZIP codes?
Averaging the county conceals how uneven it is. Across the Dekalb County ZIPs DLRadar ranks, scores run from 30/100 in 35959 down to 27/100 in 35981, against a Dekalb County average of 27/100. With 3 points between best and worst, county-level targeting in Dekalb County wastes effort.
What do Dekalb County home values and vacancy say about distressed supply?
The typical Dekalb County home carries about $149,904 of value against a median household income near $53,161. Vacancy across Dekalb County's tracked ZIPs runs 17.4% and the poverty rate is 17.4%. Stretched affordability and standing vacancy are what turn a missed payment into a listing, which is why DLRadar reads them alongside Dekalb County's foreclosure and tax-lien filings and its 35/100 lending headwind.
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