ZIP 36832 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Lee County, Alabama, ZIP 36832 scores 32 of 100 for composite distress, a moderate level on DLRadar's public-record index. Structural exposure scores 72 and live distress 7 on the 0–100 scale. Its standout signals are structural risk (72/100), construction/permit lag (65/100), institutional ownership (62/100). mortgage stress (24/100) stay muted. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — FEMA disaster exposure (83/100), climate & FEMA risk (78/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (78/100).

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 3.8% over the trailing year, and 24% higher over three years, at 42/100 phase confidence. At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

The typical home is worth about $263,900 (6.4× income). 48% of housing is owner-occupied. 30,000 residents call 36832 home, typically aged 23. At $34,957, median income runs below typical U.S. levels. Around 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Vacancy runs 20.0%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. There are about 14,361 housing units across 36832. Rent burden reaches 68% of tenant households. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 49/100. The poverty rate is 36.5% — high, a tax-stress and distress correlate.

Taken together, 36832 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.