ZIP 33870 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 33870 in Highlands County, Florida carries a composite property-distress score of 32/100 — a moderate reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. Environmental exposure also runs high (FEMA disaster exposure (99/100), climate & FEMA risk (86/100)). On the structural side it scores 68/100, with 7/100 of stress already active. 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).

The peak-phase market in 33870 posted values that rose 1.3% over the year, and 19% higher over three years (phase confidence 27/100). Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

70% of housing is owner-occupied. The poverty rate is 20.0% — high, a tax-stress and distress correlate. Around 55% of renters are cost-burdened. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 35/100. At $50,606, median income runs below typical U.S. levels. Around 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Population is roughly 25,067 with a median age of 52. The vacancy rate is 20.4% — elevated. The typical home is worth about $165,100 (3.0× income, relatively affordable). The ZIP holds roughly 13,880 housing units.

On the whole, 33870 leans distressed, with opportunity clustered in specific stressed parcels. DLRadar currently tracks 4 individual distressed properties in 33870, each with owner, address, APN, a per-property distress score, bank-exposure read and exit-velocity estimate.