ZIP 48659 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Arenac County, Michigan, ZIP 48659 scores 7 of 100 for composite distress, a minimal level on DLRadar's public-record index. Its standout signals are construction/permit lag (41/100), structural risk (17/100), mortgage stress (7/100). By contrast, mortgage stress (7/100) and institutional ownership (3/100) register low. Structural risk reads 17/100 against active distress of 2/100.

The market reads expansion — home values rose 6.4% year on year, and 7% higher over three years, at 38/100 phase confidence. Appreciation rarely lifts every parcel — the laggards are the opportunity.

There are about 1,279 housing units across 48659. The typical home is worth about $146,200 (2.0× income, relatively affordable). Rent burden reaches 8% of tenant households. Vacancy runs 22.5%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. About 2,740 people live here, median age 38. At $58,021, median income runs below typical U.S. levels. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 24/100. Around 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 87% of housing is owner-occupied. The poverty rate is 16.9% — high, a tax-stress and distress correlate.

Net-net, 48659 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.