ZIP 49047 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

Composite property distress in 49047 (Cass County, Michigan) lands at 19/100 — low on DLRadar's public-record scoring. Environmental exposure also runs high (flood (NFIP) exposure (86/100)). The sharpest non-environmental signals are construction/permit lag (54/100), structural risk (45/100), institutional ownership (19/100). On the quiet end sit institutional ownership (19/100) and mortgage stress (10/100). Structural risk reads 45/100 against active distress of 3/100.

The peak-phase market in 49047 posted values that rose 3.7% over the year, and 26% higher over three years, at 40/100 phase confidence. Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

Population is roughly 14,506 with a median age of 43. Median household income is $55,469, below the U.S. median near $78,000. Owners hold 72% of homes, renters 28%. There are about 8,364 housing units across 49047. Home values center near $181,700, an affordability ratio of 3.3× — accessible. Vacancy runs 24.6%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 33/100. Educational attainment sits at 21% bachelor's-or-above. Rent burden reaches 37% of tenant households. 19.4% of residents fall below the poverty threshold.

On the whole, 49047 leans distressed, with opportunity clustered in specific stressed parcels. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.