ZIP 48897 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 48897 in Barry 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 (50/100), structural risk (29/100), mortgage stress (4/100). On the quiet end sit mortgage stress (4/100) and institutional ownership (4/100). Structural risk reads 29/100 against active distress of 1/100.

The expansion-phase market in 48897 posted values that rose 5.5% over the year, and 23% higher over three years, at 33/100 phase confidence. Rising prices can mask pockets of distress, where per-parcel scoring earns its keep.

Population is roughly 1,687 with a median age of 42. Home values center near $224,600, an affordability ratio of 3.0× — accessible. Rent burden reaches 27% of tenant households. Owners hold 84% of homes, renters 16%. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 26/100. There are about 660 housing units across 48897. Vacancy runs 4.7%. 7.8% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Median household income is $69,674, near the U.S. median near $78,000. Educational attainment sits at 13% bachelor's-or-above.

On balance 48897 is mixed, rewarding parcel-by-parcel screening over broad assumptions. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.