ZIP 34601 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

Composite property distress in 34601 (Hernando County, Florida) lands at 37/100 — moderate on DLRadar's public-record scoring. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: FEMA disaster exposure (99/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (91/100), climate & FEMA risk (87/100). The sharpest non-environmental signals are structural risk (82/100), institutional ownership (74/100), construction/permit lag (70/100). By contrast, mortgage stress (28/100) register low. Structural risk reads 82/100 against active distress of 8/100.

The market reads peak — home values held roughly flat year on year, and 27% higher over three years, at 19/100 phase confidence. Topping markets hide individual distress behind strong averages.

About 23,648 people live here, median age 51. Vacancy runs 16.1%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. The tenure split is 71% owner-occupied to 29% rented. Rent burden reaches 41% of tenant households. A median home runs $188,400 here, or 2.7 times local income. Roughly 17.5% live below the poverty line, elevated and often tied to deferred-maintenance inventory. There are about 12,139 housing units across 34601. About 20% have a four-year degree. Households earn a median $56,365 — below the roughly $78,000 national figure. On demographic stress specifically, 34601 scores 31/100.

Net-net, 34601 is a working-distress ZIP — the kind that rewards current, parcel-level intelligence. Inside the full report, DLRadar lists 24 distressed properties for 34601 — owner, address, APN, per-parcel score, bank exposure and exit read.