ZIP 48212 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Wayne County, Michigan, ZIP 48212 scores 27 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. Its standout signals are structural risk (59/100), institutional ownership (51/100), mortgage stress (20/100). By contrast, mortgage stress (20/100) register low. The latent-versus-live split is 59/100 structural and 6/100 already moving. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: climate & FEMA risk (99/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (90/100).

The market reads expansion — home values rose 5.6% year on year, and 32% higher over three years (phase confidence 34/100). Appreciation rarely lifts every parcel — the laggards are the opportunity.

At $37,293, median income runs below typical U.S. levels. The poverty rate is 37.8% — high, a tax-stress and distress correlate. Around 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. About 42,587 people live here, median age 30. The vacancy rate is 19.6% — elevated. The typical home is worth about $109,200 (2.6× income, relatively affordable). The ZIP holds roughly 14,419 housing units. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 38/100. Around 41% of renters are cost-burdened. 61% of housing is owner-occupied.

Net-net, 48212 is a working-distress ZIP — the kind that rewards current, parcel-level intelligence. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.