ZIP 36553 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Washington County, Alabama, ZIP 36553 scores 15 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. Structural exposure scores 30 and live distress 6 on the 0–100 scale. Its standout signals are institutional ownership (45/100), structural risk (30/100), mortgage stress (20/100). structural risk (30/100) and mortgage stress (20/100) stay muted. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — FEMA disaster exposure (83/100).

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

There are about 1,655 housing units across 36553. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 31/100. The typical home is worth about $185,900 (2.3× income, relatively affordable). Around 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Vacancy runs 22.9%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. Rent burden reaches 32% of tenant households. 3,173 residents call 36553 home, typically aged 47. At $80,504, median income runs near typical U.S. levels. 84% of housing is owner-occupied. The poverty rate is 29.2% — high, a tax-stress and distress correlate.

Taken together, 36553 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.