ZIP 36037 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

Composite property distress in 36037 (Butler County, Alabama) lands at 25/100 — low on DLRadar's public-record scoring. The sharpest non-environmental signals are construction/permit lag (100/100), structural risk (54/100), institutional ownership (45/100). mortgage stress (20/100) stay muted. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — FEMA disaster exposure (83/100). On the structural side it scores 54/100, with 6/100 of stress already active.

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 4.2% over the trailing year, and 6% higher over three years (phase confidence 38/100). At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

The poverty rate is 21.1% — high, a tax-stress and distress correlate. 12,974 residents call 36037 home, typically aged 42. Around 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The typical home is worth about $103,300 (2.1× income, relatively affordable). At $48,571, median income runs below typical U.S. levels. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 31/100. Around 39% of renters are cost-burdened. The ZIP holds roughly 6,678 housing units. The vacancy rate is 23.7% — elevated. 65% of housing is owner-occupied.

Taken together, 36037 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.