ZIP 53221 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, ZIP 53221 scores 34 of 100 for composite distress, a moderate level on DLRadar's public-record index. Environmental exposure also runs high (climate & FEMA risk (98/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (95/100)). The latent-versus-live split is 75/100 structural and 6/100 already moving. Its standout signals are structural risk (75/100), construction/permit lag (58/100), institutional ownership (53/100). On the quiet end sit mortgage stress (20/100).

The expansion-phase market in 53221 posted values that rose 6.0% over the year, and 26% higher over three years (phase confidence 35/100). Rising prices can mask pockets of distress, where per-parcel scoring earns its keep.

The typical home is worth about $219,600 (3.3× income, relatively affordable). The poverty rate is 14.1%. The vacancy rate is 4.3%. The ZIP holds roughly 16,865 housing units. At $61,640, median income runs below typical U.S. levels. 57% of housing is owner-occupied. Around 40% of renters are cost-burdened. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 31/100. Around 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Population is roughly 38,428 with a median age of 39.

On balance 53221 is mixed, rewarding parcel-by-parcel screening over broad assumptions. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.