ZIP 04497 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

Composite property distress in 04497 (Aroostook County, Maine) lands at 24/100 — low on DLRadar's public-record scoring. Structural risk reads 55/100 against active distress of 3/100. The sharpest non-environmental signals are construction/permit lag (62/100), structural risk (55/100), institutional ownership (21/100). On the quiet end sit institutional ownership (21/100) and mortgage stress (11/100). Environmental exposure also runs high (climate & FEMA risk (79/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (73/100)).

The expansion-phase market in 04497 posted values that rose 5.5% over the year, at 45/100 phase confidence. Rising prices can mask pockets of distress, where per-parcel scoring earns its keep.

Population is roughly 319 with a median age of 58. Median household income is $43,438, below the U.S. median near $78,000. There are about 317 housing units across 04497. 11.9% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Owners hold 82% of homes, renters 18%. Rent burden reaches 62% of tenant households. Vacancy runs 51.8%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 33/100. Home values center near $96,900, an affordability ratio of 1.7× — accessible. Educational attainment sits at 12% bachelor's-or-above.

On the whole, 04497 leans distressed, with opportunity clustered in specific stressed parcels. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.