ZIP 32179 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Marion County, Florida, ZIP 32179 scores 32 of 100 for composite distress, a moderate level on DLRadar's public-record index. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — FEMA disaster exposure (99/100), climate & FEMA risk (94/100). Its standout signals are structural risk (69/100), construction/permit lag (65/100), institutional ownership (58/100). mortgage stress (23/100) stay muted. Structural exposure scores 69 and live distress 7 on the 0–100 scale.

Prices here sit in a contraction phase: values fell 0.7% over the trailing year, 1.9% off the recent peak, and 20% higher over three years, at 30/100 phase confidence. Falling values surface more motivated sellers and below-market exits.

Home values center near $175,900, an affordability ratio of 3.4× — accessible. 16.0% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Vacancy runs 27.0%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. Educational attainment sits at 13% bachelor's-or-above. Owners hold 79% of homes, renters 21%. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 35/100. There are about 5,232 housing units across 32179. Rent burden reaches 52% of tenant households. 9,051 residents call 32179 home, typically aged 47. Median household income is $48,214, below the U.S. median near $78,000.

Taken together, 32179 profiles as an active-distress market where motivated-seller and below-market acquisitions concentrate. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.