ZIP 48884 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Montcalm County, Michigan, ZIP 48884 scores 13 of 100 for composite distress, a minimal level on DLRadar's public-record index. Its standout signals are construction/permit lag (44/100), structural risk (29/100), mortgage stress (4/100). By contrast, mortgage stress (4/100) and institutional ownership (3/100) register low. Structural exposure scores 29 and live distress 1 on the 0–100 scale.

The market reads expansion — home values rose 5.5% year on year, and 23% higher over three years, at 33/100 phase confidence. Appreciation rarely lifts every parcel — the laggards are the opportunity.

The typical home is worth about $182,100 (2.8× income, relatively affordable). The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 30/100. About 4,777 people live here, median age 39. Around 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 92% of housing is owner-occupied. There are about 1,888 housing units across 48884. Vacancy runs 13.4%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. At $60,000, median income runs below typical U.S. levels. The poverty rate is 10.8%. Rent burden reaches 52% of tenant households.

Net-net, 48884 is a working-distress ZIP — the kind that rewards current, parcel-level intelligence. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.