ZIP 35549 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 35549 in Fayette County, Alabama carries a composite property-distress score of 27/100 — a low reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. Structural exposure scores 60 and live distress 6 on the 0–100 scale. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: FEMA disaster exposure (83/100). What sets it apart are the readings on construction/permit lag (100/100), structural risk (60/100), institutional ownership (47/100). By contrast, mortgage stress (20/100) register low.

The market reads peak — home values rose 3.5% year on year, at 33/100 phase confidence. Topping markets hide individual distress behind strong averages.

Vacancy runs 24.5%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 33/100. Owners hold 81% of homes, renters 19%. Rent burden reaches 62% of tenant households. About 3,018 people live here, median age 48. Educational attainment sits at 7% bachelor's-or-above. There are about 1,857 housing units across 35549. Median household income is $41,429, below the U.S. median near $78,000. Home values center near $67,400, an affordability ratio of 1.4× — accessible. 27.5% of residents fall below the poverty threshold.

Net-net, 35549 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.