ZIP 49053 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 49053 in Kalamazoo County, Michigan carries a composite property-distress score of 22/100 — a low reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. 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. 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 expansion-phase market in 49053 posted values that rose 5.2% over the year, 1.1% off the recent peak, and 22% higher over three years (phase confidence 34/100). Rising prices can mask pockets of distress, where per-parcel scoring earns its keep.

Educational attainment sits at 31% bachelor's-or-above. Owners hold 87% of homes, renters 13%. Around 51% of renters are cost-burdened. Home values center near $242,700, an affordability ratio of 2.8× — accessible. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 28/100. Population is roughly 7,255 with a median age of 40. Median household income is $80,074, near the U.S. median near $78,000. The vacancy rate is 7.9%. 9.0% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. The ZIP holds roughly 3,128 housing units.

Broadly, 49053 is a steadier market — the deals are the exceptions, not the rule. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.