ZIP 35211 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report

In Jefferson County, Alabama, ZIP 35211 scores 32 of 100 for composite distress, a moderate level on DLRadar's public-record index. Structural exposure scores 71 and live distress 7 on the 0–100 scale. Environmental exposure also runs high (climate & FEMA risk (97/100), FEMA disaster exposure (83/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (76/100)). Its standout signals are structural risk (71/100), institutional ownership (62/100), construction/permit lag (37/100). On the quiet end sit construction/permit lag (37/100) and mortgage stress (24/100).

The peak-phase market in 35211 posted values that rose 2.9% over the year, and 18% higher over three years, at 27/100 phase confidence. Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

A median home runs $96,200 here, or 2.8 times local income. Rent burden reaches 53% of tenant households. Population is roughly 25,267 with a median age of 36. There are about 14,182 housing units across 35211. Vacancy runs 17.7%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. Roughly 33.8% live below the poverty line, elevated and often tied to deferred-maintenance inventory. The tenure split is 40% owner-occupied to 60% rented. Households earn a median $34,286 — below the roughly $78,000 national figure. About 23% have a four-year degree. On demographic stress specifically, 35211 scores 39/100.

On the whole, 35211 leans distressed, with opportunity clustered in specific stressed parcels. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.