ZIP 32686 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

Marion County, Florida's ZIP 32686 registers 32/100 composite distress, which DLRadar reads as moderate. The most distinctive pressure shows up in structural risk (69/100), construction/permit lag (65/100), institutional ownership (58/100). mortgage stress (23/100) stay muted. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — FEMA disaster exposure (99/100), climate & FEMA risk (94/100). On the structural side it scores 69/100, with 7/100 of stress already active.

Prices here sit in a contraction phase: values fell 0.7% over the trailing year, 1.9% off the recent peak, and 48% higher over three years (phase confidence 30/100). Falling values surface more motivated sellers and below-market exits.

Median household income is $46,793, below the U.S. median near $78,000. Owners hold 65% of homes, renters 35%. 27.3% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. The ZIP holds roughly 2,570 housing units. 5,531 residents call 32686 home, typically aged 40. Educational attainment sits at 16% bachelor's-or-above. Around 49% of renters are cost-burdened. Home values center near $334,100, an affordability ratio of 6.0×. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 44/100. The vacancy rate is 14.3% — elevated.

Taken together, 32686 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.