ZIP 49126 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Berrien County, Michigan, ZIP 49126 scores 17 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — climate & FEMA risk (82/100). Its standout signals are construction/permit lag (45/100), structural risk (36/100), mortgage stress (4/100). mortgage stress (4/100) and institutional ownership (3/100) stay muted. Structural exposure scores 36 and live distress 1 on the 0–100 scale.

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 4.6% over the trailing year, and 43% higher over three years, at 56/100 phase confidence. At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

1,633 residents call 49126 home, typically aged 37. Vacancy runs 3.1%. The tenure split is 82% owner-occupied to 18% rented. Rent burden reaches 4% of tenant households. A median home runs $151,600 here, or 2.1 times local income. About 17% have a four-year degree. There are about 556 housing units across 49126. Households earn a median $77,813 — near the roughly $78,000 national figure. On demographic stress specifically, 49126 scores 19/100. Roughly 5.3% live below the poverty line, a low share typical of higher-equity areas.

Overall, 49126 shows a mixed profile — neither uniformly stressed nor insulated — so opportunity is property-specific. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.