ZIP 33538 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Sumter County, Florida, ZIP 33538 scores 34 of 100 for composite distress, a moderate level on DLRadar's public-record index. Structural risk reads 74/100 against active distress of 8/100. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — FEMA disaster exposure (99/100), climate & FEMA risk (85/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (64/100). Its standout signals are structural risk (74/100), institutional ownership (68/100), construction/permit lag (60/100). mortgage stress (27/100) stay muted.

Prices here sit in a contraction phase: values fell 0.9% over the trailing year, at 20/100 phase confidence. Falling values surface more motivated sellers and below-market exits.

5,748 residents call 33538 home, typically aged 48. Vacancy runs 20.7%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. Median household income is $48,951, below the U.S. median near $78,000. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 35/100. There are about 3,505 housing units across 33538. Educational attainment sits at 15% bachelor's-or-above. Home values center near $179,700, an affordability ratio of 3.2× — accessible. 22.9% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Owners hold 72% of homes, renters 28%. Rent burden reaches 50% of tenant households.

Taken together, 33538 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.