Hardee County, FL Distress Report: Foreclosure, Tax Liens & ZIPs (2026)
Where is distress concentrating in Hardee County, Florida? DLRadar grades every Hardee County ZIP 0-100 from foreclosure, tax-lien, mortgage and insurance records, peaking at 34/100. Here is the 2026 Hardee County breakdown.
- Hardee County's most distressed ZIP is 33834 at 34/100.
- 4 ZIP codes tracked in Hardee County, averaging 27/100 distress.
- Hardee County reads peak — home values up 3.8% year over year.
- Vacancy runs 17% across Hardee County's tracked ZIPs, with a 23.7% poverty rate.
- The typical Hardee County home is worth about $179,200 against a ~$56,828 median income.
- Lending headwind in Hardee County sits at 24/100 — a forward read on distressed supply.
Data: DLRadar public-record property-distress index, refreshed monthly. Free to cite with attribution to DLRadar (dlradar.com) — a link back is appreciated.
| Rank | ZIP | Composite distress |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 33834 | 34/100 |
| 2 | 33865 | 25/100 |
| 3 | 33873 | 25/100 |
| 4 | 33890 | 25/100 |
Most distressed ZIP codes in Hardee County (composite distress 0-100, 2026)
What is driving Hardee County distress
The Hardee 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.
Hardee County market phase and pricing
Phase for Hardee County: peak (+3.8% YoY). As pricing power fades, listings sit longer and sellers become reachable.
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Questions and answers
What is the most distressed ZIP code in Hardee County, FL?
ZIP 33834 leads Hardee County at 34/100, recomputed monthly from public records.
Which phase does Hardee County sit in right now?
Hardee County currently sits in peak, with values up 3.8% year on year, based on FHFA price-index trajectory.
What is this Hardee County analysis built from?
Every Hardee 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 4 Hardee County ZIP codes that it runs on every other U.S. county, so Hardee County's numbers are directly comparable to any other market.
How much do distress scores vary between Hardee County ZIP codes?
County-level numbers smooth away the detail that matters. Across the Hardee County ZIPs DLRadar ranks, scores run from 34/100 in 33834 down to 25/100 in 33890, against a Hardee County average of 27/100. A spread of 9 points means Hardee County has to be worked ZIP by ZIP.
What do Hardee County home values and vacancy say about distressed supply?
The typical Hardee County home carries about $179,200 of value against a median household income near $56,828. Vacancy across Hardee County's tracked ZIPs runs 17% and the poverty rate is 23.7%. Vacancy and strained affordability are the conditions that make arrears become supply, read here against Hardee County's foreclosure and tax-lien filings and its 24/100 lending headwind.
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