ZIP 49008 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 49008 in Kalamazoo County, Michigan carries a composite property-distress score of 22/100 — a low reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. What sets it apart are the readings on 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). The latent-versus-live split is 51/100 structural and 3/100 already moving. Environmental exposure also runs high (flood (NFIP) exposure (89/100), climate & FEMA risk (83/100)).

The expansion-phase market in 49008 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.

Around 41% of renters are cost-burdened. 14.5% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 27/100. The ZIP holds roughly 6,807 housing units. Median household income is $67,339, below the U.S. median near $78,000. Home values center near $218,200, an affordability ratio of 3.0× — accessible. The vacancy rate is 7.2%. Population is roughly 16,488 with a median age of 34. Educational attainment sits at 55% bachelor's-or-above. Owners hold 65% of homes, renters 35%.

On balance 49008 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.