ZIP 48834 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Montcalm County, Michigan, ZIP 48834 scores 18 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. On the structural side it scores 39/100, with 3/100 of stress already active. Its standout signals are construction/permit lag (47/100), structural risk (39/100), institutional ownership (19/100). On the quiet end sit institutional ownership (19/100) and mortgage stress (9/100).

The expansion-phase market in 48834 posted values that rose 5.5% over the year, and 44% higher over three years (phase confidence 33/100). Rising prices can mask pockets of distress, where per-parcel scoring earns its keep.

Median household income is $60,870, below the U.S. median near $78,000. The ZIP holds roughly 944 housing units. Around 33% of renters are cost-burdened. Educational attainment sits at 9% bachelor's-or-above. Population is roughly 2,296 with a median age of 38. The vacancy rate is 14.8% — elevated. Owners hold 82% of homes, renters 18%. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 29/100. 11.7% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Home values center near $184,500, an affordability ratio of 2.8× — accessible.

On the whole, 48834 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.