ZIP 37709 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 37709 in Grainger County, Tennessee carries a composite property-distress score of 15/100 — a low reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. Structural exposure scores 31 and live distress 5 on the 0–100 scale. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: FEMA disaster exposure (70/100). What sets it apart are the readings on construction/permit lag (46/100), institutional ownership (38/100), structural risk (31/100). By contrast, structural risk (31/100) and mortgage stress (17/100) register low.

The market reads peak — home values rose 2.4% year on year, and 27% higher over three years, at 39/100 phase confidence. Topping markets hide individual distress behind strong averages.

About 3,948 people live here, median age 40. Owners hold 77% of homes, renters 23%. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 33/100. Median household income is $61,509, below the U.S. median near $78,000. Home values center near $274,500, an affordability ratio of 3.9× — accessible. Educational attainment sits at 18% bachelor's-or-above. Vacancy runs 8.4%. Rent burden reaches 43% of tenant households. There are about 1,658 housing units across 37709. 14.7% of residents fall below the poverty threshold.

Net-net, 37709 is middle-of-the-pack, where the deals are specific addresses rather than the whole ZIP. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.