ZIP 49082 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

DLRadar grades ZIP 49082 (Branch County, Michigan) at a minimal 14/100 for overall property distress. On the structural side it scores 31/100, with 1/100 of stress already active. Property-level stress concentrates in construction/permit lag (60/100), structural risk (31/100), 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 27% higher over three years (phase confidence 34/100). Appreciation rarely lifts every parcel — the laggards are the opportunity.

At $72,938, median income runs near typical U.S. levels. The vacancy rate is 20.4% — elevated. The poverty rate is 10.6%. Around 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Around 33% of renters are cost-burdened. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 26/100. About 6,374 people live here, median age 41. The ZIP holds roughly 3,199 housing units. The typical home is worth about $177,400 (2.2× income, relatively affordable). 85% of housing is owner-occupied.

Net-net, 49082 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.