ZIP 48849 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

DLRadar grades ZIP 48849 (Ionia County, Michigan) at a low 24/100 for overall property distress. Environmental exposure also runs high (flood (NFIP) exposure (67/100)). On the structural side it scores 54/100, with 5/100 of stress already active. Property-level stress concentrates in construction/permit lag (54/100), structural risk (54/100), institutional ownership (41/100). On the quiet end sit mortgage stress (16/100).

The expansion-phase market in 48849 posted values that rose 5.5% over the year, and 26% 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 $79,423, near the U.S. median near $78,000. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 24/100. Population is roughly 5,801 with a median age of 39. Educational attainment sits at 18% bachelor's-or-above. 6.2% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Home values center near $223,600, an affordability ratio of 2.7× — accessible. Around 17% of renters are cost-burdened. The ZIP holds roughly 2,201 housing units. The vacancy rate is 12.2% — elevated. Owners hold 86% of homes, renters 14%.

On the whole, 48849 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.