ZIP 48888 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 48888 in Montcalm County, Michigan carries a composite property-distress score of 13/100 — a minimal reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. What sets it apart are the readings on construction/permit lag (44/100), structural risk (29/100), mortgage stress (4/100). On the quiet end sit mortgage stress (4/100) and institutional ownership (3/100). Structural exposure scores 29 and live distress 1 on the 0–100 scale.

The expansion-phase market in 48888 posted values that rose 5.5% over the year, and 31% higher over three years, at 33/100 phase confidence. Rising prices can mask pockets of distress, where per-parcel scoring earns its keep.

There are about 2,807 housing units across 48888. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 29/100. Vacancy runs 17.2%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. Educational attainment sits at 13% bachelor's-or-above. Owners hold 80% of homes, renters 20%. Median household income is $55,954, below the U.S. median near $78,000. Home values center near $159,300, an affordability ratio of 2.6× — accessible. Rent burden reaches 35% of tenant households. Population is roughly 5,905 with a median age of 49. 16.6% of residents fall below the poverty threshold.

On the whole, 48888 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.