ZIP 53208 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, ZIP 53208 scores 34 of 100 for composite distress, a moderate level on DLRadar's public-record index. Structural exposure scores 75 and live distress 6 on the 0–100 scale. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: climate & FEMA risk (98/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (95/100). Its standout signals are structural risk (75/100), construction/permit lag (58/100), institutional ownership (53/100). By contrast, mortgage stress (20/100) register low.

The market reads expansion — home values rose 6.0% year on year, and 28% higher over three years, at 35/100 phase confidence. Appreciation rarely lifts every parcel — the laggards are the opportunity.

There are about 13,806 housing units across 53208. About 31% have a four-year degree. The tenure split is 40% owner-occupied to 60% rented. Vacancy runs 15.2%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. A median home runs $204,500 here, or 3.9 times local income. Roughly 25.0% live below the poverty line, elevated and often tied to deferred-maintenance inventory. Households earn a median $50,585 — below the roughly $78,000 national figure. On demographic stress specifically, 53208 scores 38/100. About 27,407 people live here, median age 33. Rent burden reaches 47% of tenant households.

Net-net, 53208 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.