ZIP 33876 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Highlands County, Florida, ZIP 33876 scores 32 of 100 for composite distress, a moderate level on DLRadar's public-record index. Its standout signals are construction/permit lag (72/100), structural risk (68/100), institutional ownership (58/100). On the quiet end sit mortgage stress (24/100). Environmental exposure also runs high (FEMA disaster exposure (99/100), climate & FEMA risk (86/100)). The latent-versus-live split is 68/100 structural and 7/100 already moving.

The peak-phase market in 33876 posted values that rose 1.3% over the year, and 72% higher over three years (phase confidence 27/100). Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

Around 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The typical home is worth about $174,100 (2.9× income, relatively affordable). The poverty rate is 26.5% — high, a tax-stress and distress correlate. Around 70% of renters are cost-burdened. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 37/100. Population is roughly 7,378 with a median age of 54. At $55,490, median income runs below typical U.S. levels. The ZIP holds roughly 3,362 housing units. 87% of housing is owner-occupied. The vacancy rate is 16.1% — elevated.

On the whole, 33876 leans distressed, with opportunity clustered in specific stressed parcels. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.