ZIP 49224 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 49224 in Calhoun County, Michigan carries a composite property-distress score of 19/100 — a low reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. What sets it apart are the readings on structural risk (43/100), construction/permit lag (31/100), institutional ownership (14/100). On the quiet end sit institutional ownership (14/100) and mortgage stress (7/100). The latent-versus-live split is 43/100 structural and 2/100 already moving. Environmental exposure also runs high (climate & FEMA risk (76/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (61/100)).

The expansion-phase market in 49224 posted values that rose 5.7% over the year, and 25% higher over three years (phase confidence 41/100). Rising prices can mask pockets of distress, where per-parcel scoring earns its keep.

Median household income is $52,552, below the U.S. median near $78,000. Educational attainment sits at 19% bachelor's-or-above. 21.9% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Population is roughly 13,309 with a median age of 32. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 31/100. Home values center near $137,400, an affordability ratio of 2.3× — accessible. The ZIP holds roughly 5,438 housing units. Owners hold 72% of homes, renters 28%. Around 41% of renters are cost-burdened. The vacancy rate is 17.2% — elevated.

On the whole, 49224 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.