ZIP 33844 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Polk County, Florida, ZIP 33844 scores 37 of 100 for composite distress, a moderate level on DLRadar's public-record index. Structural exposure scores 82 and live distress 8 on the 0–100 scale. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — FEMA disaster exposure (99/100), climate & FEMA risk (96/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (73/100). Its standout signals are structural risk (82/100), construction/permit lag (75/100), institutional ownership (70/100). mortgage stress (28/100) stay muted.

Prices here sit in a contraction phase: values fell 0.9% over the trailing year, and 7% higher over three years, at 21/100 phase confidence. Falling values surface more motivated sellers and below-market exits.

Home values center near $256,300, an affordability ratio of 3.5× — accessible. Owners hold 70% of homes, renters 30%. 49,133 residents call 33844 home, typically aged 39. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 34/100. Rent burden reaches 38% of tenant households. There are about 22,510 housing units across 33844. 16.2% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Median household income is $60,426, below the U.S. median near $78,000. Vacancy runs 23.4%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. Educational attainment sits at 17% bachelor's-or-above.

Taken together, 33844 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.