ZIP 49883 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Schoolcraft County, Michigan, ZIP 49883 scores 8 of 100 for composite distress, a minimal level on DLRadar's public-record index. Its standout signals are construction/permit lag (60/100), structural risk (18/100), mortgage stress (9/100). By contrast, mortgage stress (9/100) and institutional ownership (5/100) register low. Structural risk reads 18/100 against active distress of 3/100.

The market reads expansion — home values rose 6.4% year on year, at 37/100 phase confidence. Appreciation rarely lifts every parcel — the laggards are the opportunity.

About 202 people live here, median age 54. 85% of housing is owner-occupied. The typical home is worth about $185,000 (4.2× income). Vacancy runs 72.9%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 38/100. There are about 266 housing units across 49883. The poverty rate is 18.3% — high, a tax-stress and distress correlate. Around 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. At $50,069, median income runs below typical U.S. levels. Rent burden reaches 30% of tenant households.

Net-net, 49883 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.