ZIP 85226 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Maricopa County, Arizona, ZIP 85226 scores 36 of 100 for composite distress, a moderate level on DLRadar's public-record index. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — climate & FEMA risk (100/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (88/100), FEMA disaster exposure (79/100). On the structural side it scores 79/100, with 7/100 of stress already active. Its standout signals are structural risk (79/100), institutional ownership (62/100), construction/permit lag (62/100). mortgage stress (23/100) stay muted.

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 1.2% over the trailing year, and 7% higher over three years (phase confidence 16/100). At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

Households earn a median $103,740 — above the roughly $78,000 national figure. Around 31% of renters are cost-burdened. On demographic stress specifically, 85226 scores 29/100. A median home runs $483,800 here, or 4.4 times local income. About 50% have a four-year degree. The tenure split is 62% owner-occupied to 38% rented. Roughly 7.8% live below the poverty line. The vacancy rate is 4.8%. The ZIP holds roughly 17,435 housing units. 40,974 residents call 85226 home, typically aged 37.

Overall, 85226 shows a mixed profile — neither uniformly stressed nor insulated — so opportunity is property-specific. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.