ZIP 35121 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Blount County, Alabama, ZIP 35121 scores 25 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. Structural risk reads 52/100 against active distress of 5/100. Its standout signals are construction/permit lag (60/100), structural risk (52/100), institutional ownership (45/100). On the quiet end sit mortgage stress (18/100). Environmental exposure also runs high (FEMA disaster exposure (83/100), climate & FEMA risk (66/100)).

The peak-phase market in 35121 posted values that rose 2.9% over the year, and 9% higher over three years, at 27/100 phase confidence. Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

Population is roughly 16,207 with a median age of 44. Vacancy runs 10.7%. The tenure split is 72% owner-occupied to 28% rented. Rent burden reaches 48% of tenant households. On demographic stress specifically, 35121 scores 32/100. There are about 6,681 housing units across 35121. A median home runs $179,900 here, or 2.9 times local income. About 20% have a four-year degree. Roughly 16.9% live below the poverty line, elevated and often tied to deferred-maintenance inventory. Households earn a median $57,607 — below the roughly $78,000 national figure.

On balance 35121 is mixed, rewarding parcel-by-parcel screening over broad assumptions. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.