ZIP 33844 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report

ZIP 33844's composite property-distress score is 38/100 - DLRadar classes that as moderate for Polk County, Florida. Structural exposure scores 83 and live distress 8 on the 0–100 scale. Environmental exposure also runs high (FEMA disaster exposure (98/100), climate & FEMA risk (96/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (73/100)). The pressure is most legible in structural risk (83/100), construction/permit lag (77/100), institutional ownership (69/100). On the quiet end sit mortgage stress (28/100).

The recovery-phase market in 33844 posted values that rose 1.9% over the year, 2.2% off the recent peak, and 7% higher over three years (phase confidence 27/100). Appreciation rarely lifts every parcel — the laggards are the opportunity.

A median home runs $256,300 here, or 3.5 times local income. The tenure split is 70% owner-occupied to 30% rented. 49,133 residents call 33844 home, typically aged 39. On demographic stress specifically, 33844 scores 34/100. Rent burden reaches 38% of tenant households. There are about 22,510 housing units across 33844. Roughly 16.2% live below the poverty line. Median household income is $60,426, below the U.S. median near $78,000. The vacancy rate is 23.4% — elevated. Educational attainment sits at 17% bachelor's-or-above.

On the whole, 33844 leans distressed, with opportunity clustered in specific stressed parcels. Inside the full report, DLRadar lists 40 distressed properties for 33844 — owner, address, APN, per-parcel score, bank exposure and exit read.

Whether 33844 runs hot or quiet, its 38/100 composite is built the same deterministic way as every ZIP in the country — from recorded foreclosure, mortgage, tax-lien, climate and lender signals — so 33844 can be compared directly against any other ZIP in Polk County, Florida or nationwide. Nothing here is interpolated — where a source is thin for 33844, DLRadar leaves it blank rather than guessing, and re-scores as new records post.

The 38/100 for 33844 sums independent layers - foreclosure, mortgage, tax-lien, lender headwind and structural risk - so the mix behind the number matters as much as the number. Treat 33844 as a screen: confirm the composite, open the distressed parcels beneath it, and run the deal to funding and close on DLRadar.