ZIP 35579 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

Composite property distress in 35579 (Walker County, Alabama) lands at 29/100 — low on DLRadar's public-record scoring. The sharpest non-environmental signals are construction/permit lag (71/100), structural risk (63/100), institutional ownership (48/100). By contrast, mortgage stress (20/100) register low. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: FEMA disaster exposure (83/100), climate & FEMA risk (82/100). On the structural side it scores 63/100, with 6/100 of stress already active.

The market reads peak — home values rose 3.0% year on year (phase confidence 31/100). Topping markets hide individual distress behind strong averages.

Median household income is $46,400, below the U.S. median near $78,000. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 26/100. About 3,321 people live here, median age 42. Around 21% of renters are cost-burdened. 14.8% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. The vacancy rate is 15.3% — elevated. Educational attainment sits at 12% bachelor's-or-above. Home values center near $110,800, an affordability ratio of 2.4× — accessible. Owners hold 82% of homes, renters 18%. The ZIP holds roughly 1,445 housing units.

Net-net, 35579 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.