ZIP 49461 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

Composite property distress in 49461 (Muskegon County, Michigan) lands at 15/100 — low on DLRadar's public-record scoring. Structural risk reads 33/100 against active distress of 1/100. Environmental exposure also runs high (climate & FEMA risk (70/100)). The sharpest non-environmental signals are construction/permit lag (45/100), structural risk (33/100), mortgage stress (3/100). On the quiet end sit mortgage stress (3/100) and institutional ownership (3/100).

The expansion-phase market in 49461 posted values that rose 5.8% over the year, and 30% higher over three years, at 47/100 phase confidence. Rising prices can mask pockets of distress, where per-parcel scoring earns its keep.

There are about 4,309 housing units across 49461. Median household income is $80,495, near the U.S. median near $78,000. Vacancy runs 10.7%. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 25/100. Home values center near $265,300, an affordability ratio of 3.0× — accessible. Educational attainment sits at 30% bachelor's-or-above. Population is roughly 9,620 with a median age of 46. 9.4% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Owners hold 86% of homes, renters 14%. Rent burden reaches 30% of tenant households.

Broadly, 49461 is a steadier market — the deals are the exceptions, not the rule. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.