ZIP 34488 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Marion County, Florida, ZIP 34488 scores 32 of 100 for composite distress, a moderate level on DLRadar's public-record index. Environmental exposure also runs high (FEMA disaster exposure (99/100), climate & FEMA risk (94/100)). The latent-versus-live split is 69/100 structural and 7/100 already moving. Its standout signals are structural risk (69/100), construction/permit lag (65/100), institutional ownership (58/100). On the quiet end sit mortgage stress (23/100).

The contraction-phase market in 34488 posted values that fell 0.7% over the year, 1.9% off the recent peak, and 44% higher over three years (phase confidence 30/100). Softening prices widen the spread between distressed and market value — what acquisition buyers watch for.

At $45,239, median income runs below typical U.S. levels. The typical home is worth about $90,300 (1.7× income, relatively affordable). The ZIP holds roughly 6,878 housing units. Around 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The poverty rate is 18.9% — high, a tax-stress and distress correlate. 71% of housing is owner-occupied. Around 50% of renters are cost-burdened. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 30/100. The vacancy rate is 25.5% — elevated. Population is roughly 11,525 with a median age of 46.

On the whole, 34488 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.