ZIP 36742 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Marengo County, Alabama, ZIP 36742 scores 23 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. Structural risk reads 49/100 against active distress of 6/100. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — FEMA disaster exposure (83/100). Its standout signals are construction/permit lag (77/100), structural risk (49/100), institutional ownership (45/100). mortgage stress (20/100) stay muted.

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 4.0% over the trailing year, and 7% higher over three years, at 40/100 phase confidence. At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

The typical home is worth about $142,000 (3.0× income, relatively affordable). Vacancy runs 16.7%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. 84% of housing is owner-occupied. Rent burden reaches 24% of tenant households. 2,841 residents call 36742 home, typically aged 33. Around 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. At $44,196, median income runs below typical U.S. levels. The poverty rate is 16.6% — high, a tax-stress and distress correlate. There are about 1,132 housing units across 36742. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 29/100.

Taken together, 36742 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.