ZIP 36371 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report

In Dale County, Alabama, ZIP 36371 scores 19 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. Structural exposure scores 38 and live distress 6 on the 0–100 scale. Its standout signals are institutional ownership (43/100), structural risk (38/100), mortgage stress (19/100). By contrast, mortgage stress (19/100) and construction/permit lag (10/100) register low. Environmental exposure also runs high (FEMA disaster exposure (78/100), climate & FEMA risk (63/100)).

The market reads peak — home values rose 3.2% year on year, at 22/100 phase confidence. At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

There are about 253 housing units across 36371. Vacancy runs 14.8%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. Home values center near $134,900, an affordability ratio of 3.1× — accessible. Owners hold 77% of homes, renters 23%. Around 62% of renters are cost-burdened. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 37/100. At $39,000, median income runs below typical U.S. levels. The poverty rate is 25.2% — high, a tax-stress and distress correlate. About 425 people live here, median age 52. About 5% have a four-year degree.

Taken together, 36371 profiles as an active-distress market where motivated-seller and below-market acquisitions concentrate. No parcel file is published for 36371 yet, but every score above is drawn from a verifiable public dataset and refreshed as records post.

The 36371 read uses the identical public-record model applied coast to coast, which means its 19/100 score means exactly what it means anywhere else, and 36371 stays directly comparable to neighboring ZIPs and the rest of Dale County, Alabama. Nothing here is interpolated — where a source is thin for 36371, DLRadar leaves it blank rather than guessing, and re-scores as new records post.

Behind 36371's composite sit distinct signals (foreclosure, mortgage, tax-lien, lender and structural), each scored on its own before rolling up, so two ZIPs with the same total can describe very different situations on the ground. Treat 36371 as a screen: confirm the composite, open the distressed parcels beneath it, and run the deal to funding and close on DLRadar.