ZIP 35984 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

Composite property distress in 35984 (Dekalb County, Alabama) lands at 27/100 — low on DLRadar's public-record scoring. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: FEMA disaster exposure (83/100), climate & FEMA risk (71/100). The latent-versus-live split is 59/100 structural and 6/100 already moving. The sharpest non-environmental signals are construction/permit lag (64/100), structural risk (59/100), institutional ownership (50/100). By contrast, mortgage stress (21/100) register low.

The market reads peak — home values rose 3.7% year on year, and 33% higher over three years (phase confidence 34/100). Topping markets hide individual distress behind strong averages.

The ZIP holds roughly 1,301 housing units. 17.3% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Median household income is $39,375, below the U.S. median near $78,000. Around 0% of renters are cost-burdened. Owners hold 84% of homes, renters 16%. Educational attainment sits at 31% bachelor's-or-above. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 25/100. About 1,346 people live here, median age 61. The vacancy rate is 50.3% — elevated. Home values center near $138,000, an affordability ratio of 2.7× — accessible.

Net-net, 35984 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.