ZIP 49829 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Delta County, Michigan, ZIP 49829 scores 10 of 100 for composite distress, a minimal level on DLRadar's public-record index. Its standout signals are construction/permit lag (22/100), structural risk (21/100), mortgage stress (5/100). By contrast, mortgage stress (5/100) and institutional ownership (3/100) register low. Structural risk reads 21/100 against active distress of 1/100.

The market reads expansion — home values rose 5.6% year on year, and 30% higher over three years, at 34/100 phase confidence. Appreciation rarely lifts every parcel — the laggards are the opportunity.

The typical home is worth about $146,300 (3.0× income, relatively affordable). At $45,808, median income runs below typical U.S. levels. Vacancy runs 12.5%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 30/100. About 16,859 people live here, median age 48. Rent burden reaches 29% of tenant households. There are about 8,476 housing units across 49829. The poverty rate is 18.4% — high, a tax-stress and distress correlate. 67% of housing is owner-occupied. Around 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Net-net, 49829 is a working-distress ZIP — the kind that rewards current, parcel-level intelligence. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.