ZIP 49548 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

Kent County, Michigan's ZIP 49548 registers 30/100 composite distress, which DLRadar reads as moderate. Structural exposure scores 66 and live distress 5 on the 0–100 scale. The most distinctive pressure shows up in structural risk (66/100), institutional ownership (49/100), construction/permit lag (41/100). On the quiet end sit mortgage stress (18/100). Environmental exposure also runs high (climate & FEMA risk (93/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (79/100)).

The expansion-phase market in 49548 posted values that rose 5.5% over the year, and 25% higher over three years, at 33/100 phase confidence. Rising prices can mask pockets of distress, where per-parcel scoring earns its keep.

There are about 13,314 housing units across 49548. Home values center near $159,100, an affordability ratio of 2.4× — accessible. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 28/100. Owners hold 73% of homes, renters 27%. Median household income is $62,218, below the U.S. median near $78,000. Educational attainment sits at 17% bachelor's-or-above. Vacancy runs 4.5%. Rent burden reaches 38% of tenant households. Population is roughly 35,119 with a median age of 33. 12.8% of residents fall below the poverty threshold.

On balance 49548 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.