ZIP 49128 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

Composite property distress in 49128 (Berrien County, Michigan) lands at 17/100 — low on DLRadar's public-record scoring. Structural risk reads 36/100 against active distress of 1/100. The sharpest non-environmental signals are 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). Environmental exposure also runs high (climate & FEMA risk (82/100)).

The peak-phase market in 49128 posted values that rose 4.6% over the year, and 22% higher over three years, at 56/100 phase confidence. Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

Owners hold 84% of homes, renters 16%. Vacancy runs 23.5%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. Population is roughly 3,461 with a median age of 50. Rent burden reaches 39% of tenant households. Home values center near $258,300, an affordability ratio of 3.4× — accessible. Educational attainment sits at 24% bachelor's-or-above. Median household income is $73,023, near the U.S. median near $78,000. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 29/100. There are about 2,009 housing units across 49128. 6.2% of residents fall below the poverty threshold.

On the whole, 49128 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.