ZIP 33852 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 33852 in Highlands County, Florida carries a composite property-distress score of 32/100 — a moderate reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. What sets it apart are the readings on construction/permit lag (72/100), structural risk (68/100), institutional ownership (58/100). On the quiet end sit mortgage stress (24/100). On the structural side it scores 68/100, with 7/100 of stress already active. Environmental exposure also runs high (FEMA disaster exposure (99/100), climate & FEMA risk (86/100)).

The peak-phase market in 33852 posted values that rose 1.3% over the year, and 18% higher over three years (phase confidence 27/100). Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

The poverty rate is 12.3%. The ZIP holds roughly 12,815 housing units. At $54,841, median income runs below typical U.S. levels. Around 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Around 35% of renters are cost-burdened. 81% of housing is owner-occupied. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 32/100. The typical home is worth about $213,500 (3.8× income, relatively affordable). Population is roughly 21,630 with a median age of 55. The vacancy rate is 24.7% — elevated.

On the whole, 33852 leans distressed, with opportunity clustered in specific stressed parcels. DLRadar currently tracks 7 individual distressed properties in 33852, each with owner, address, APN, a per-property distress score, bank-exposure read and exit-velocity estimate.