ZIP 35989 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

Composite property distress in 35989 (Dekalb County, Alabama) lands at 26/100 — low on DLRadar's public-record scoring. Structural exposure scores 54 and live distress 6 on the 0–100 scale. The sharpest non-environmental signals are construction/permit lag (55/100), structural risk (54/100), institutional ownership (45/100). mortgage stress (19/100) stay muted. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — FEMA disaster exposure (83/100), climate & FEMA risk (77/100).

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 3.5% over the trailing year, and 60% higher over three years, at 32/100 phase confidence. At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

3,793 residents call 35989 home, typically aged 36. Vacancy runs 14.8%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. The poverty rate is 20.8% — high, a tax-stress and distress correlate. 80% of housing is owner-occupied. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 30/100. Around 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The typical home is worth about $94,100 (2.0× income, relatively affordable). There are about 1,581 housing units across 35989. At $43,750, median income runs below typical U.S. levels. Rent burden reaches 43% of tenant households.

Taken together, 35989 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.