ZIP 36526 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Baldwin County, Alabama, ZIP 36526 scores 37 of 100 for composite distress, a moderate level on DLRadar's public-record index. Structural risk reads 82/100 against active distress of 8/100. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — climate & FEMA risk (97/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (92/100), FEMA disaster exposure (83/100). Its standout signals are structural risk (82/100), construction/permit lag (70/100), institutional ownership (65/100). mortgage stress (28/100) stay muted.

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 2.6% over the trailing year, 1.2% off the recent peak, and 22% higher over three years, at 31/100 phase confidence. At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

34,552 residents call 36526 home, typically aged 39. Vacancy runs 8.3%. There are about 15,035 housing units across 36526. Rent burden reaches 25% of tenant households. 75% of housing is owner-occupied. The poverty rate is 6.1% — low. The typical home is worth about $322,100 (3.4× income, relatively affordable). The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 25/100. At $90,733, median income runs above typical U.S. levels. Around 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Overall, 36526 shows a mixed profile — neither uniformly stressed nor insulated — so opportunity is property-specific. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.