Madera County, CA: Foreclosures, Tax Liens & Distressed Properties

Madera County, California sits inside DLRadar's nationwide distress index, built entirely from public records. Across its ZIPs, composite distress spans 19 to 28 out of 100. 18 ZIP codes are tracked county-wide, averaging 24/100 distress. On bank and credit headwind, Madera County scores 42/100.

The peak-phase county posted home values that rose 1.2% over twelve months, sitting 2.2% below its cycle peak, a 24/100-confidence read. This late in the run, blanket buying underperforms leaving the wins in individual deals.

Near the cycle top at +1.2% YoY (24/100 confidence), opportunity is parcel-specific well beyond the county average. A moderate 42/100 lender headwind means mixed owner- and bank-driven distress.

The sharpest Madera County readings come from 93623 (28/100), 93601 (26/100), 93653 (26/100), 93610 (25/100), 93604 (24/100), 93614 (24/100) — open any for the parcel detail. Further scored ZIPs: 93636, 93637, 93638, 93643, 93644, 93645, 93669, 93620, 93626, 93622.

By the numbers, Madera County's tracked footprint run household income averaging about $79,563, roughly at the national median, a median age of 42.8, poverty running near 14.2%, 75% of homes owner-occupied, 24.7% of units sitting vacant, typical home values near $533,794. Read together, they frame where pressure builds and how liquid the exit will be.

At 24/100 composite over 18 ZIPs, distress here is parcel-specific where the ZIP scores point. Inside DLRadar, each Madera County property carries owner, mailing address, APN, scoring, lienholder detail and an estimated exit speed.

Whether Madera County, California carries heavy distress or only a handful of flagged parcels, every score here is built the same deterministic way — from recorded foreclosures, tax delinquency, liens and lender stress — so Madera County can be compared directly against any county in the country.

In Madera County, California, the scores are a targeting tool first: they tell you which ZIPs hold the distress and which owners are most likely under real financial pressure, so limited acquisition effort lands where it converts. Nothing in the Madera County read is modelled: recorder and court filings drive foreclosure and lien signals, FHFA sets the price cycle, FDIC the lender stress, and a thin source stays blank.

The ZIP breakdown for Madera County leads with 93623 (28/100), 93601 (26/100), 93653 (26/100), 93610 (25/100), 93604 (24/100), 93614 (24/100). DLRadar also scores 93636, 93637, 93638, 93643, 93644, 93645, 93669, 93620 and more 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 Madera 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.