ZIP 35071 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 35071 in Jefferson County, Alabama carries a composite property-distress score of 32/100 — a moderate reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — climate & FEMA risk (97/100), FEMA disaster exposure (83/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (76/100). What sets it apart are the readings on structural risk (71/100), institutional ownership (62/100), construction/permit lag (37/100). construction/permit lag (37/100) and mortgage stress (24/100) stay muted. Structural exposure scores 71 and live distress 7 on the 0–100 scale.

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 2.9% over the trailing year, and 12% higher over three years, at 27/100 phase confidence. At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

There are about 7,280 housing units across 35071. Vacancy runs 3.7%. The poverty rate is 5.7% — low. Rent burden reaches 30% of tenant households. The typical home is worth about $261,600 (3.0× income, relatively affordable). Around 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 78% of housing is owner-occupied. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 24/100. 17,627 residents call 35071 home, typically aged 40. At $80,745, median income runs near typical U.S. levels.

Overall, 35071 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.