ZIP 35653 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Franklin County, Alabama, ZIP 35653 scores 25 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. Structural risk reads 54/100 against active distress of 6/100. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — FEMA disaster exposure (83/100), climate & FEMA risk (65/100). Its standout signals are construction/permit lag (58/100), structural risk (54/100), institutional ownership (48/100). mortgage stress (20/100) stay muted.

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 3.8% over the trailing year, and 22% higher over three years, at 35/100 phase confidence. At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

73% of housing is owner-occupied. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 29/100. Vacancy runs 17.8%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. Around 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 11,005 residents call 35653 home, typically aged 36. Rent burden reaches 36% of tenant households. There are about 4,621 housing units across 35653. The poverty rate is 15.7%. The typical home is worth about $122,300 (2.3× income, relatively affordable). At $52,454, median income runs below typical U.S. levels.

Taken together, 35653 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.