ZIP 36539 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report

On DLRadar's 0-100 distress scale, ZIP 36539 in Washington County, Alabama comes in at 19, a low composite-distress reading. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — FEMA disaster exposure (74/100). What sets it apart are the readings on construction/permit lag (50/100), structural risk (41/100), institutional ownership (40/100). By contrast, mortgage stress (20/100) register low. The split runs 41/100 structural to 6/100 active on the ground.

The market reads expansion — home values rose 5.0% year on year, at 34/100 phase confidence. Rising prices can mask pockets of distress, where per-parcel scoring earns its keep.

Population is roughly 435 with a median age of 46. Roughly 6.9% live below the poverty line, a low share typical of higher-equity areas. There are about 292 housing units across 36539. 94% of housing is owner-occupied. Home values center near $124,600. Educational attainment sits at 18% bachelor's-or-above. Vacancy runs 33.2%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 59/100.

Taken together, 36539 profiles as an active-distress market where motivated-seller and below-market acquisitions concentrate. No parcel file is published for 36539 yet, but every score above is drawn from a verifiable public dataset and refreshed as records post.

The 36539 read uses the identical scoring model applied coast to coast, which means its 19/100 score means exactly what it means anywhere else, and 36539 stays directly comparable to neighboring ZIPs and the rest of Washington County, Alabama. The score is rebuilt from public data as it updates, so 36539 reflects the current record instead of a stale or modeled snapshot.

36539's score blends several independent layers — foreclosure and mortgage stress, tax and lien delinquency, bank headwind and structural exposure — into one 0–100 number, so understanding the components matters as much as the headline for anyone screening the ZIP. Practically, 36539 works as a screen — verify the reading, drill to the specific parcels driving it, and carry the deal through capital and closing on the platform.