ZIP 49617 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Benzie County, Michigan, ZIP 49617 scores 8 of 100 for composite distress, a minimal level on DLRadar's public-record index. The latent-versus-live split is 17/100 structural and 3/100 already moving. Its standout signals are construction/permit lag (38/100), structural risk (17/100), mortgage stress (9/100). On the quiet end sit mortgage stress (9/100) and institutional ownership (3/100).

The expansion-phase market in 49617 posted values that rose 7.0% over the year, and 29% higher over three years (phase confidence 35/100). Rising prices can mask pockets of distress, where per-parcel scoring earns its keep.

Median household income is $66,844, below the U.S. median near $78,000. The vacancy rate is 46.3% — elevated. The ZIP holds roughly 2,723 housing units. Educational attainment sits at 35% bachelor's-or-above. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 33/100. Home values center near $304,000, an affordability ratio of 4.0×. Around 43% of renters are cost-burdened. Owners hold 93% of homes, renters 7%. 10.9% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Population is roughly 3,250 with a median age of 53.

On the whole, 49617 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.