ZIP 49002 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

Kalamazoo County, Michigan's ZIP 49002 registers 22/100 composite distress, which DLRadar reads as low. The most distinctive pressure shows up in structural risk (51/100), construction/permit lag (33/100), institutional ownership (20/100). On the quiet end sit institutional ownership (20/100) and mortgage stress (8/100). Environmental exposure also runs high (flood (NFIP) exposure (89/100), climate & FEMA risk (83/100)). On the structural side it scores 51/100, with 3/100 of stress already active.

The expansion-phase market in 49002 posted values that rose 5.2% over the year, 1.1% off the recent peak, and 14% higher over three years (phase confidence 34/100). Rising prices can mask pockets of distress, where per-parcel scoring earns its keep.

Owners hold 70% of homes, renters 30%. 8.2% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Population is roughly 19,444 with a median age of 39. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 25/100. Median household income is $71,621, near the U.S. median near $78,000. Educational attainment sits at 43% bachelor's-or-above. The ZIP holds roughly 9,048 housing units. Home values center near $246,400, an affordability ratio of 3.1× — accessible. Around 30% of renters are cost-burdened. The vacancy rate is 8.1%.

On balance 49002 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.