ZIP 37853 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report

ZIP code 37853 in Blount County, Tennessee carries a composite property-distress score of 22/100 — a low reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. Structural risk reads 46/100 against active distress of 3/100. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: climate & FEMA risk (77/100). What sets it apart are the readings on construction/permit lag (48/100), structural risk (46/100), institutional ownership (27/100). By contrast, institutional ownership (27/100) and mortgage stress (11/100) register low.

The market reads peak — home values rose 2.4% year on year, and 4% lower over three years, at 39/100 phase confidence. Topping markets hide individual distress behind strong averages.

Home values center near $221,500, an affordability ratio of 3.4× — accessible. There are about 1,627 housing units across 37853. Vacancy runs 11.6%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. Educational attainment sits at 17% bachelor's-or-above. Rent burden reaches 29% of tenant households. Median household income is $66,490, below the U.S. median near $78,000. About 3,533 people live here, median age 44. 16.0% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Owners hold 68% of homes, renters 32%. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 31/100.

Net-net, 37853 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.