ZIP 34996 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 34996 in Martin County, Florida carries a composite property-distress score of 33/100 — a moderate reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. What sets it apart are the readings on structural risk (71/100), institutional ownership (68/100), construction/permit lag (37/100). construction/permit lag (37/100) and mortgage stress (27/100) stay muted. On the structural side it scores 71/100, with 8/100 of stress already active. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — FEMA disaster exposure (95/100), climate & FEMA risk (93/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (75/100).

Prices here sit in a contraction phase: values held roughly flat over the trailing year, and 16% higher over three years (phase confidence 24/100). Falling values surface more motivated sellers and below-market exits.

Owners hold 85% of homes, renters 15%. The vacancy rate is 34.1% — elevated. 7.7% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Around 56% of renters are cost-burdened. The ZIP holds roughly 8,766 housing units. Educational attainment sits at 46% bachelor's-or-above. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 35/100. Home values center near $456,800, an affordability ratio of 4.9×. Median household income is $82,898, near the U.S. median near $78,000. 10,875 residents call 34996 home, typically aged 65.

Taken together, 34996 profiles as an active-distress market where motivated-seller and below-market acquisitions concentrate. DLRadar currently tracks 10 individual distressed properties in 34996, each with owner, address, APN, a per-property distress score, bank-exposure read and exit-velocity estimate.