ZIP 48228 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

Composite property distress in 48228 (Wayne County, Michigan) lands at 27/100 — low on DLRadar's public-record scoring. Structural exposure scores 59 and live distress 6 on the 0–100 scale. The sharpest non-environmental signals are structural risk (59/100), institutional ownership (51/100), mortgage stress (20/100). On the quiet end sit mortgage stress (20/100). Environmental exposure also runs high (climate & FEMA risk (99/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (90/100)).

The expansion-phase market in 48228 posted values that rose 5.6% over the year, and 31% higher over three years, at 34/100 phase confidence. Rising prices can mask pockets of distress, where per-parcel scoring earns its keep.

Home values center near $59,500, an affordability ratio of 1.8× — accessible. Owners hold 50% of homes, renters 50%. There are about 23,413 housing units across 48228. Median household income is $31,485, below the U.S. median near $78,000. 39.3% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Educational attainment sits at 11% bachelor's-or-above. Population is roughly 52,719 with a median age of 32. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 38/100. Vacancy runs 16.1%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. Rent burden reaches 58% of tenant households.

On the whole, 48228 leans distressed, with opportunity clustered in specific stressed parcels. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.