ZIP 34237 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report

In Sarasota County, Florida, ZIP 34237 scores 53 of 100 for composite distress, a high level on DLRadar's public-record index. What sets it apart are the readings on structural risk (88/100), institutional ownership (82/100), construction/permit lag (73/100). mortgage stress (33/100) and price dislocation (25/100) stay muted. Structural risk reads 88/100 against active distress of 10/100. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — FEMA disaster exposure (99/100), climate & FEMA risk (98/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (97/100).

The contraction-phase market in 34237 posted values that fell 1.5% over the year, 5.4% off the recent peak, and 12% higher over three years, at 21/100 phase confidence. Softening prices widen the spread between distressed and market value — what acquisition buyers watch for.

The poverty rate is 7.9%. Around 45% of renters are cost-burdened. At $63,133, median income runs below typical U.S. levels. On demographic stress specifically, 34237 scores 35/100. About 26% have a four-year degree. Population is roughly 17,568 with a median age of 40. Vacancy runs 19.9%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. There are about 9,095 housing units across 34237. Home values center near $264,000, an affordability ratio of 3.7× — accessible. Owners hold 43% of homes, renters 57%.

Net-net, 34237 is a working-distress ZIP — the kind that rewards current, parcel-level intelligence. While 34237 carries no listed distressed parcels today, each signal above ties back to a public dataset on the same national scale.

The number is not local guesswork: 34237's 53/100 comes from the same nationwide foreclosure, tax, mortgage and lender model, making it directly comparable anywhere. 34237 carries no interpolated values - each figure ties to a public source and refreshes the moment new records land.

Behind 34237's composite sit distinct signals (foreclosure, mortgage, tax-lien, lender and structural), each scored on its own before rolling up, so two ZIPs with the same total can describe very different situations on the ground. For an operator, 34237 is step one - verify, pull the parcels driving the score, and move straight through to a funded close.