Franklin County, AL: Foreclosures, Tax Liens & Distressed Properties

DLRadar tracks property distress across Franklin County, Alabama using verifiable public-record signals alone. There are 10 scored ZIPs in the county (mean composite 28/100). ZIP-level distress ranges from 31/100 at the top down to 26/100. Lender pressure in Franklin County registers 64/100 — a elevated bank-stress headwind.

The county market is in a peak phase: home prices rose 3.2% over the past year, a 22/100-confidence read. This late in the run, distress turns selective leaving the wins in individual deals.

Near the cycle top at +3.2% YoY (22/100 confidence), opportunity is parcel-specific so the headline market won't hand it over. An elevated 64/100 reading signals what's coming: banks under pressure move REO faster.

Top distress by ZIP runs 35674 (31/100), 35564 (28/100), 35565 (28/100), 35571 (28/100), 35581 (28/100), 35593 (28/100), listed with every scored ZIP below. Also scored across the county: 35582, 35585, 35653, 35654.

Underneath the scores, Franklin County's scored ZIPs run a median age of 39.3, poverty running near 19.3%, 76% of homes owner-occupied, a median household income near $52,027 (below the US norm), home values averaging roughly $130,760, below the US, a 19.1% vacancy rate. Taken together, they drive how much distress reaches the market and how fast it moves.

At 28/100 composite over 10 ZIPs, the opportunity hides below the average where the ZIP scores point. Inside DLRadar, each Franklin County property carries owner, mailing address, APN, a distress reading, the lender on title and exit timing.

The distress read for Franklin County, Alabama is refreshed as new public records post and uses the same methodology coast to coast, so Franklin County stays directly comparable to any other market you track.

For an acquisition buyer, the practical use of Franklin County, Alabama's scores is triage: the ZIPs and parcels carrying the highest composite are where motivated sellers and below-market exits concentrate, while lower-scored areas rarely justify the marketing spend. The Franklin County figures are auditable line by line — county recorders and courts, FHFA price data, FDIC bank filings — with gaps left visible rather than filled by estimate.

The ZIP breakdown for Franklin County leads with 35674 (31/100), 35564 (28/100), 35565 (28/100), 35571 (28/100), 35581 (28/100), 35593 (28/100). DLRadar also scores 35582, 35585, 35653, 35654 across the county. Because each ZIP is graded on its own foreclosure, tax and lender record, the county's distress is best read code by code rather than as a single number.

The Franklin County score is not a single measure but a composite: foreclosure activity, mortgage and tax-lien stress, and local lender headwind each feed it, which is why understanding the components matters as much as the headline number.