ZIP 53226 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, ZIP 53226 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. 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. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: climate & FEMA risk (98/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (95/100).

The market reads expansion — home values rose 6.0% year on year, and 22% higher over three years, at 35/100 phase confidence. Appreciation rarely lifts every parcel — the laggards are the opportunity.

About 18,893 people live here, median age 39. Vacancy runs 4.7%. On demographic stress specifically, 53226 scores 27/100. About 60% have a four-year degree. The tenure split is 57% owner-occupied to 43% rented. Rent burden reaches 39% of tenant households. There are about 9,061 housing units across 53226. Households earn a median $86,361 — near the roughly $78,000 national figure. A median home runs $335,600 here, or 3.5 times local income. Roughly 7.5% live below the poverty line.

Net-net, 53226 is middle-of-the-pack, where the deals are specific addresses rather than the whole ZIP. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.