ZIP 49236 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

Composite property distress in 49236 (Lenawee County, Michigan) lands at 17/100 — low on DLRadar's public-record scoring. Structural exposure scores 36 and live distress 2 on the 0–100 scale. The sharpest non-environmental signals are structural risk (36/100), construction/permit lag (16/100), institutional ownership (11/100). On the quiet end sit institutional ownership (11/100) and mortgage stress (5/100). Environmental exposure also runs high (climate & FEMA risk (80/100)).

The peak-phase market in 49236 posted values that rose 4.4% over the year, and 17% higher over three years, at 32/100 phase confidence. Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

Population is roughly 4,940 with a median age of 44. Vacancy runs 7.2%. 9.5% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. There are about 2,028 housing units across 49236. Home values center near $230,300, an affordability ratio of 2.6× — accessible. Educational attainment sits at 28% bachelor's-or-above. Owners hold 87% of homes, renters 13%. Median household income is $75,230, near the U.S. median near $78,000. Rent burden reaches 8% of tenant households. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 21/100.

On balance 49236 is mixed, rewarding parcel-by-parcel screening over broad assumptions. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.