ZIP 48879 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 48879 in Clinton County, Michigan carries a composite property-distress score of 12/100 — a minimal reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. What sets it apart are the readings on construction/permit lag (35/100), structural risk (26/100), institutional ownership (3/100). On the quiet end sit institutional ownership (3/100) and mortgage stress (2/100). Structural risk reads 26/100 against active distress of 1/100.

The expansion-phase market in 48879 posted values that rose 5.2% over the year, and 18% higher over three years, at 38/100 phase confidence. Rising prices can mask pockets of distress, where per-parcel scoring earns its keep.

Home values center near $229,100, an affordability ratio of 2.7× — accessible. Owners hold 81% of homes, renters 19%. Population is roughly 18,472 with a median age of 43. Vacancy runs 5.8%. Median household income is $78,845, near the U.S. median near $78,000. 10.5% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Rent burden reaches 36% of tenant households. Educational attainment sits at 24% bachelor's-or-above. There are about 7,571 housing units across 48879. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 27/100.

Broadly, 48879 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.