Dekalb County, GA Distress Report: Foreclosure, Tax Liens & ZIPs (2026)
Where is distress concentrating in Dekalb County, Georgia? DLRadar grades every Dekalb County ZIP 0-100 from foreclosure, tax-lien, mortgage and insurance records, peaking at 36/100. Here is the 2026 Dekalb County breakdown.
- Dekalb County's most distressed ZIP is 30315 at 36/100.
- 36 ZIP codes tracked in Dekalb County, averaging 31/100 distress.
- Dekalb County reads peak — home values up 1.2% year over year.
- Vacancy runs 11.8% across Dekalb County's tracked ZIPs, with a 13.2% poverty rate.
- The typical Dekalb County home is worth about $414,334 against a ~$82,881 median income.
- Lending headwind in Dekalb County sits at 40/100 — a forward read on distressed supply.
Compiled from the DLRadar property-distress index and refreshed monthly. Cite with credit to DLRadar (dlradar.com).
| Rank | ZIP | Composite distress |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30315 | 36/100 |
| 2 | 30324 | 36/100 |
| 3 | 30350 | 36/100 |
| 4 | 30306 | 35/100 |
| 5 | 30039 | 34/100 |
| 6 | 30087 | 33/100 |
| 7 | 30307 | 33/100 |
| 8 | 30316 | 33/100 |
| 9 | 30360 | 33/100 |
| 10 | 30084 | 32/100 |
| 11 | 30319 | 32/100 |
| 12 | 30340 | 32/100 |
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 31/100 ZIP average. No proprietary or modelled inputs enter the score.
Dekalb County market phase and pricing
The cycle in Dekalb County is peak, with values up 1.2% year over year. Softening prices lengthen time-on-market, which is where negotiable sellers appear.
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Questions and answers
Where is distress highest inside Dekalb County, GA?
ZIP 30315 leads Dekalb County at 36/100, recomputed monthly from public records.
Where is Dekalb County in the housing cycle?
FHFA price-index movement places Dekalb County in peak; prices are up 1.2% over twelve months.
Where does the Dekalb County data come from?
Dekalb County draws on FHFA (peak trajectory), CFPB mortgage performance, county recorder filings, FEMA/NFIP and Census ACS — every one a public source. The scoring model does not change between counties, so these 36 ZIPs are comparable to anywhere else.
How much do distress scores vary between Dekalb County ZIP codes?
A county average hides the spread. Across the Dekalb County ZIPs DLRadar ranks, scores run from 36/100 in 30315 down to 32/100 in 30340, against a Dekalb County average of 31/100. Because the gap runs to 4 points, Dekalb County rewards ZIP-level precision.
What do Dekalb County home values and vacancy say about distressed supply?
The typical Dekalb County home carries about $414,334 of value against a median household income near $82,881. Vacancy across Dekalb County's tracked ZIPs runs 11.8% and the poverty rate is 13.2%. When budgets are stretched and homes sit vacant, arrears become listings — the reason these sit alongside Dekalb County's foreclosure and tax-lien record and its 40/100 lending headwind.
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Formula-driven readings of public documents. Not investment, legal or financial advice of any kind; figures refresh from the live index each month.