ZIP 49251 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 49251 in Ingham County, Michigan carries a composite property-distress score of 25/100 — a low reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. What sets it apart are the readings on structural risk (54/100), institutional ownership (49/100), mortgage stress (19/100). On the quiet end sit mortgage stress (19/100). On the structural side it scores 54/100, with 6/100 of stress already active. Environmental exposure also runs high (climate & FEMA risk (87/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (84/100)).

The expansion-phase market in 49251 posted values that rose 5.2% over the year, and 11% higher over three years (phase confidence 39/100). Rising prices can mask pockets of distress, where per-parcel scoring earns its keep.

8.2% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Population is roughly 6,110 with a median age of 42. Median household income is $83,458, near the U.S. median near $78,000. Around 20% of renters are cost-burdened. Home values center near $206,300, an affordability ratio of 2.3× — accessible. Owners hold 86% of homes, renters 14%. Educational attainment sits at 21% bachelor's-or-above. The vacancy rate is 5.6%. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 22/100. The ZIP holds roughly 2,397 housing units.

On balance 49251 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.