ZIP 48917 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report

In Eaton County, Michigan, ZIP 48917 scores 22 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's distress index. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — FEMA disaster exposure (74/100), climate & FEMA risk (72/100). On the structural side it scores 47/100, with 4/100 of stress already active. What sets it apart are the readings on structural risk (47/100), institutional ownership (46/100), construction/permit lag (22/100). By contrast, construction/permit lag (22/100) and mortgage stress (13/100) register low.

The market reads neutral — home values rose 4.7% year on year, and 19% higher over three years, at 26/100 phase confidence. Even climbing markets leave specific parcels in distress; the scoring isolates them.

At $73,259, median income runs near typical U.S. levels. Roughly 8.2% live below the poverty line. Around 27% of renters are cost-burdened. The tenure split is 60% owner-occupied to 40% rented. Vacancy runs 3.8%. The ZIP holds roughly 16,049 housing units. Educational attainment sits at 40% bachelor's-or-above. 32,029 residents call 48917 home, typically aged 41. On demographic stress specifically, 48917 scores 25/100. The typical home is worth about $222,900 (2.9× income, relatively affordable).

Overall, 48917 shows a mixed profile — neither uniformly stressed nor insulated — so opportunity is property-specific. Parcel-level detail for 48917 is not published yet -- the ZIP-level readings above remain fully sourced.

Whether 48917 runs hot or quiet, its 22/100 composite is built the same deterministic way as every ZIP in the country — from recorded foreclosure, mortgage, tax-lien, climate and lender signals — so 48917 can be compared directly against any other ZIP in Eaton County, Michigan or nationwide. Nothing here is interpolated — where a source is thin for 48917, DLRadar leaves it blank rather than guessing, and re-scores as new records post.

48917's headline rolls up several separately-scored signals, which is why two ZIPs can share a composite yet face very different distress. In workflow terms, 48917 is a go/no-go - the score says whether to drill in, then DLRadar carries you to parcels, capital and closing.