ZIP 49056 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

Composite property distress in 49056 (Van Buren County, Michigan) lands at 18/100 — low on DLRadar's public-record scoring. Structural exposure scores 42 and live distress 3 on the 0–100 scale. The sharpest non-environmental signals are structural risk (42/100), construction/permit lag (39/100), institutional ownership (15/100). On the quiet end sit institutional ownership (15/100) and mortgage stress (8/100). Environmental exposure also runs high (climate & FEMA risk (65/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (63/100)).

The expansion-phase market in 49056 posted values that rose 6.1% over the year, and 29% higher over three years, at 36/100 phase confidence. Rising prices can mask pockets of distress, where per-parcel scoring earns its keep.

Population is roughly 4,051 with a median age of 39. There are about 1,990 housing units across 49056. Home values center near $158,500, an affordability ratio of 2.5× — accessible. Owners hold 87% of homes, renters 13%. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 35/100. Median household income is $60,078, below the U.S. median near $78,000. 21.1% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Rent burden reaches 55% of tenant households. Vacancy runs 35.1%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. Educational attainment sits at 14% bachelor's-or-above.

On the whole, 49056 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.