ZIP 49028 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

DLRadar grades ZIP 49028 (Branch County, Michigan) at a minimal 14/100 for overall property distress. On the structural side it scores 32/100, with 1/100 of stress already active. Property-level stress concentrates in construction/permit lag (66/100), structural risk (32/100), mortgage stress (5/100). By contrast, mortgage stress (5/100) and institutional ownership (3/100) register low.

The market reads expansion — home values rose 5.6% year on year, and 21% higher over three years (phase confidence 34/100). Appreciation rarely lifts every parcel — the laggards are the opportunity.

Around 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 78% of housing is owner-occupied. About 5,969 people live here, median age 39. The ZIP holds roughly 2,779 housing units. The poverty rate is 13.3%. The typical home is worth about $152,300 (2.1× income, relatively affordable). At $62,639, median income runs below typical U.S. levels. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 26/100. Around 28% of renters are cost-burdened. The vacancy rate is 17.1% — elevated.

Net-net, 49028 is a working-distress ZIP — the kind that rewards current, parcel-level intelligence. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.