ZIP 36278 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 36278 in Randolph County, Alabama carries a composite property-distress score of 15/100 — a low reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. Structural exposure scores 31 and live distress 9 on the 0–100 scale. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: FEMA disaster exposure (83/100). What sets it apart are the readings on institutional ownership (69/100), structural risk (31/100), mortgage stress (29/100). By contrast, structural risk (31/100) and mortgage stress (29/100) register low.

The market reads peak — home values rose 4.2% year on year, and 27% higher over three years, at 38/100 phase confidence. Topping markets hide individual distress behind strong averages.

There are about 3,307 housing units across 36278. 15.6% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. About 4,266 people live here, median age 51. Owners hold 86% of homes, renters 14%. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 32/100. Rent burden reaches 16% of tenant households. Vacancy runs 40.0%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. Median household income is $58,250, below the U.S. median near $78,000. Home values center near $261,000, an affordability ratio of 4.3×. Educational attainment sits at 24% bachelor's-or-above.

Net-net, 36278 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.