ZIP 35233 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 35233 in Jefferson County, Alabama carries a composite property-distress score of 32/100 — a moderate reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. Structural exposure scores 71 and live distress 7 on the 0–100 scale. 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. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — climate & FEMA risk (97/100), FEMA disaster exposure (83/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (76/100).

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

3,236 residents call 35233 home, typically aged 28. The typical home is worth about $338,600 (6.4× income). The poverty rate is 25.4% — high, a tax-stress and distress correlate. Vacancy runs 12.6%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. Around 90% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 42/100. 8% of housing is owner-occupied. There are about 2,921 housing units across 35233. At $52,207, median income runs below typical U.S. levels. Rent burden reaches 42% of tenant households.

Taken together, 35233 profiles as an active-distress market where motivated-seller and below-market acquisitions concentrate. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.