ZIP 49125 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 49125 in Berrien County, Michigan carries a composite property-distress score of 17/100 — a low reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. Environmental exposure also runs high (climate & FEMA risk (82/100)). The latent-versus-live split is 36/100 structural and 1/100 already moving. What sets it apart are the readings on construction/permit lag (45/100), structural risk (36/100), mortgage stress (4/100). On the quiet end sit mortgage stress (4/100) and institutional ownership (3/100).

The peak-phase market in 49125 posted values that rose 4.6% over the year, and 55% higher over three years (phase confidence 56/100). Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

Home values center near $342,300, an affordability ratio of 3.8× — accessible. 15.1% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Median household income is $79,688, near the U.S. median near $78,000. Around 33% of renters are cost-burdened. The ZIP holds roughly 1,539 housing units. Educational attainment sits at 31% bachelor's-or-above. The vacancy rate is 47.4% — elevated. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 32/100. Population is roughly 2,051 with a median age of 55. Owners hold 89% of homes, renters 11%.

On the whole, 49125 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.