ZIP 35204 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

Composite property distress in 35204 (Jefferson County, Alabama) lands at 32/100 — moderate on DLRadar's public-record scoring. Structural exposure scores 71 and live distress 7 on the 0–100 scale. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: climate & FEMA risk (97/100), FEMA disaster exposure (83/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (76/100). The sharpest non-environmental signals are structural risk (71/100), institutional ownership (62/100), construction/permit lag (37/100). By contrast, construction/permit lag (37/100) and mortgage stress (24/100) register low.

The market reads peak — home values rose 2.9% year on year, at 27/100 phase confidence. Topping markets hide individual distress behind strong averages.

About 9,154 people live here, median age 43. 34.7% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. There are about 5,388 housing units across 35204. Owners hold 45% of homes, renters 55%. Vacancy runs 23.1%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. Median household income is $32,880, below the U.S. median near $78,000. Educational attainment sits at 14% bachelor's-or-above. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 37/100. Home values center near $89,300, an affordability ratio of 2.5× — accessible. Rent burden reaches 42% of tenant households.

Net-net, 35204 is a working-distress ZIP — the kind that rewards current, parcel-level intelligence. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.