ZIP 48837 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

Eaton County, Michigan's ZIP 48837 registers 19/100 composite distress, which DLRadar reads as low. Structural exposure scores 40 and live distress 3 on the 0–100 scale. Environmental exposure also runs high (climate & FEMA risk (66/100)). The most distinctive pressure shows up in construction/permit lag (41/100), structural risk (40/100), institutional ownership (26/100). On the quiet end sit institutional ownership (26/100) and mortgage stress (10/100).

The expansion-phase market in 48837 posted values that rose 5.2% over the year, and 22% higher over three years, at 38/100 phase confidence. Rising prices can mask pockets of distress, where per-parcel scoring earns its keep.

Population is roughly 19,822 with a median age of 43. Rent burden reaches 34% of tenant households. Owners hold 82% of homes, renters 18%. Educational attainment sits at 39% bachelor's-or-above. There are about 8,817 housing units across 48837. 3.6% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Vacancy runs 3.3%. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 22/100. Home values center near $253,200, an affordability ratio of 2.6× — accessible. Median household income is $93,161, above the U.S. median near $78,000.

Broadly, 48837 is a steadier market — the deals are the exceptions, not the rule. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.