ZIP 49653 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Leelanau County, Michigan, ZIP 49653 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 3/100 already moving. Its standout signals are construction/permit lag (71/100), structural risk (33/100), mortgage stress (9/100). On the quiet end sit mortgage stress (9/100) and institutional ownership (3/100).

The expansion-phase market in 49653 posted values that rose 7.0% over the year, and 57% 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 $84,954, near the U.S. median near $78,000. Around 16% of renters are cost-burdened. 5.7% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. The vacancy rate is 48.1% — elevated. The ZIP holds roughly 1,483 housing units. Home values center near $669,800, an affordability ratio of 6.3×. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 33/100. Owners hold 97% of homes, renters 3%. Educational attainment sits at 51% bachelor's-or-above. Population is roughly 1,813 with a median age of 59.

On the whole, 49653 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.