ZIP 04472 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report

On DLRadar's 0-100 distress scale, ZIP 04472 in Hancock County, Maine comes in at 24, a low composite-distress reading. Property-level stress concentrates in structural risk (55/100), institutional ownership (51/100), construction/permit lag (36/100). construction/permit lag (36/100) and mortgage stress (26/100) stay muted. Environmental exposure also runs high (flood (NFIP) exposure (87/100)). Structural exposure scores 55 and live distress 8 on the 0–100 scale.

The peak-phase market in 04472 posted values that rose 2.0% over the year, and 25% higher over three years, at 40/100 phase confidence. At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

Median household income is $82,697, near the U.S. median near $78,000. The poverty rate is 6.5% — low. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 27/100. Around 39% of renters are cost-burdened. Vacancy runs 34.3%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. There are about 1,288 housing units across 04472. Around 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. About 1,857 people live here, median age 52. Owners hold 90% of homes, renters 10%. The typical home is worth about $275,300 (3.2× income, relatively affordable).

Net-net, 04472 is a working-distress ZIP — the kind that rewards current, parcel-level intelligence. Parcel-level detail for 04472 is not published yet -- the ZIP-level readings above remain fully sourced.

Whether 04472 runs hot or quiet, its 24/100 composite is built the same deterministic way as every ZIP in the country — from recorded foreclosure, mortgage, tax-lien, climate and lender signals — so 04472 can be compared directly against any other ZIP in Hancock County, Maine or nationwide. Sparse data for 04472 shows as blanks, never estimates, and the score updates on every fresh public filing.

04472's score blends several independent layers — foreclosure and mortgage stress, tax and lien delinquency, bank headwind and structural exposure — into one 0–100 number, so understanding the components matters as much as the headline for anyone screening the ZIP. In workflow terms, 04472 is a go/no-go - the score says whether to drill in, then DLRadar carries you to parcels, capital and closing.