ZIP 48221 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Wayne County, Michigan, ZIP 48221 scores 27 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: climate & FEMA risk (99/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (90/100). On the structural side it scores 59/100, with 6/100 of stress already active. 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 market reads expansion — home values rose 5.6% year on year, and 19% higher over three years (phase confidence 34/100). Appreciation rarely lifts every parcel — the laggards are the opportunity.

65% of housing is owner-occupied. Around 49% of renters are cost-burdened. The poverty rate is 19.8% — high, a tax-stress and distress correlate. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 31/100. At $55,583, median income runs below typical U.S. levels. About 41,750 people live here, median age 38. Around 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The typical home is worth about $154,600 (2.5× income, relatively affordable). The vacancy rate is 11.3% — elevated. The ZIP holds roughly 17,716 housing units.

Net-net, 48221 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.