ZIP 36562 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Baldwin County, Alabama, ZIP 36562 scores 37 of 100 for composite distress, a moderate level on DLRadar's public-record index. Structural risk reads 81/100 against active distress of 8/100. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — climate & FEMA risk (96/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (91/100), FEMA disaster exposure (83/100). Its standout signals are structural risk (81/100), construction/permit lag (70/100), institutional ownership (65/100). mortgage stress (28/100) stay muted.

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 2.7% over the trailing year, 1.2% off the recent peak, at 31/100 phase confidence. At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

Vacancy runs 14.3%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. The typical home is worth about $136,200 (2.9× income, relatively affordable). At $50,000, median income runs below typical U.S. levels. 80% of housing is owner-occupied. There are about 707 housing units across 36562. The poverty rate is 19.9% — high, a tax-stress and distress correlate. 1,390 residents call 36562 home, typically aged 45. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 26/100. Rent burden reaches 0% of tenant households. Around 5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Taken together, 36562 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.