ZIP 49338 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Newaygo County, Michigan, ZIP 49338 scores 15 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. The latent-versus-live split is 33/100 structural and 2/100 already moving. Its standout signals are construction/permit lag (67/100), structural risk (33/100), mortgage stress (5/100). On the quiet end sit mortgage stress (5/100) and institutional ownership (3/100).

The expansion-phase market in 49338 posted values that rose 6.1% over the year, and 14% higher over three years (phase confidence 36/100). Rising prices can mask pockets of distress, where per-parcel scoring earns its keep.

Median household income is $64,297, below the U.S. median near $78,000. 18.3% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Around 28% of renters are cost-burdened. Educational attainment sits at 19% bachelor's-or-above. The vacancy rate is 17.5% — elevated. The ZIP holds roughly 808 housing units. Home values center near $161,900, an affordability ratio of 2.4× — accessible. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 28/100. Owners hold 80% of homes, renters 20%. Population is roughly 1,861 with a median age of 34.

On the whole, 49338 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.