ZIP 35062 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 35062 in Jefferson County, Alabama carries a composite property-distress score of 30/100 — a moderate reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. Structural risk reads 64/100 against active distress of 7/100. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — climate & FEMA risk (91/100), FEMA disaster exposure (83/100). What sets it apart are the readings on structural risk (64/100), institutional ownership (56/100), construction/permit lag (38/100). construction/permit lag (38/100) and mortgage stress (22/100) stay muted.

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 2.9% over the trailing year, and 16% higher over three years, at 27/100 phase confidence. At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

Vacancy runs 11.7%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. The typical home is worth about $179,700 (2.6× income, relatively affordable). At $68,395, median income runs below typical U.S. levels. 86% of housing is owner-occupied. Rent burden reaches 18% of tenant households. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 25/100. 8,674 residents call 35062 home, typically aged 44. The poverty rate is 7.9%. There are about 3,590 housing units across 35062. Around 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Overall, 35062 shows a mixed profile — neither uniformly stressed nor insulated — so opportunity is property-specific. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.