ZIP 48444 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

Composite property distress in 48444 (Lapeer County, Michigan) lands at 15/100 — low on DLRadar's public-record scoring. Structural exposure scores 31 and live distress 1 on the 0–100 scale. Environmental exposure also runs high (climate & FEMA risk (70/100)). The sharpest non-environmental signals are construction/permit lag (34/100), structural risk (31/100), institutional ownership (4/100). On the quiet end sit institutional ownership (4/100) and mortgage stress (3/100).

The expansion-phase market in 48444 posted values that rose 5.6% over the year, and 25% higher over three years, at 34/100 phase confidence. Rising prices can mask pockets of distress, where per-parcel scoring earns its keep.

Population is roughly 9,320 with a median age of 41. There are about 4,241 housing units across 48444. Home values center near $238,900, an affordability ratio of 3.4× — accessible. Educational attainment sits at 13% bachelor's-or-above. Rent burden reaches 36% of tenant households. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 31/100. Vacancy runs 7.7%. Median household income is $69,010, near the U.S. median near $78,000. Owners hold 76% of homes, renters 24%. 15.5% of residents fall below the poverty threshold.

On balance 48444 is mixed, rewarding parcel-by-parcel screening over broad assumptions. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.