ZIP 48843 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report

In Livingston County, Michigan, ZIP 48843 scores 26 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's distress index. Leading the profile are structural risk (56/100), institutional ownership (47/100), construction/permit lag (27/100). On the quiet end sit construction/permit lag (27/100) and mortgage stress (18/100). Structural risk reads 56/100 against active distress of 6/100. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — climate & FEMA risk (79/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (67/100).

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 4.2% over the trailing year, and 18% higher over three years (phase confidence 26/100). Topping markets hide individual distress behind strong averages.

On demographic stress specifically, 48843 scores 26/100. Around 34% of renters are cost-burdened. The ZIP holds roughly 19,340 housing units. About 37% have a four-year degree. 5.6% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. The typical home is worth about $348,400 (3.5× income, relatively affordable). Median household income is $91,620, above the U.S. median near $78,000. 46,902 residents call 48843 home, typically aged 42. The tenure split is 77% owner-occupied to 23% rented. The vacancy rate is 2.9%.

Overall, 48843 shows a mixed profile — neither uniformly stressed nor insulated — so opportunity is property-specific. No parcel file is published for 48843 yet, but every score above is drawn from a verifiable public dataset and refreshed as records post.

The 48843 read uses the identical scoring model applied coast to coast, which means its 26/100 score means exactly what it means anywhere else, and 48843 stays directly comparable to neighboring ZIPs and the rest of Livingston County, Michigan. Sparse data for 48843 shows as blanks, never estimates, and the score updates on every fresh public filing.

48843's score blends several independent layers — foreclosure and mortgage stress, tax and lien delinquency, bank headwind and structural exposure — into one 0–100 number, so understanding the components matters as much as the headline for anyone screening the ZIP. For an operator, 48843 is step one - verify, pull the parcels driving the score, and move straight through to a funded close.