ZIP 33853 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Polk County, Florida, ZIP 33853 scores 37 of 100 for composite distress, a moderate level on DLRadar's public-record index. Structural risk reads 82/100 against active distress of 8/100. 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 1% lower over three years, at 21/100 phase confidence. Falling values surface more motivated sellers and below-market exits.

Vacancy runs 14.2%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 43/100. Owners hold 56% of homes, renters 44%. 23.8% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Home values center near $209,300, an affordability ratio of 4.8×. Median household income is $40,938, below the U.S. median near $78,000. 12,385 residents call 33853 home, typically aged 37. There are about 5,699 housing units across 33853. Educational attainment sits at 19% bachelor's-or-above. Rent burden reaches 60% of tenant households.

Taken together, 33853 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.