ZIP 85249 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report

In Maricopa County, Arizona, ZIP 85249 scores 36 of 100 for composite distress, a moderate level on DLRadar's public-record index. Environmental exposure also runs high (climate & FEMA risk (100/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (88/100), FEMA disaster exposure (79/100)). Its standout signals are structural risk (79/100), institutional ownership (62/100), construction/permit lag (62/100). On the quiet end sit mortgage stress (23/100). Structural risk reads 79/100 against active distress of 7/100.

The peak-phase market in 85249 posted values that rose 1.2% over the year, and 8% higher over three years, at 16/100 phase confidence. Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

Population is roughly 48,018 with a median age of 43. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 24/100. Home values center near $660,600, an affordability ratio of 4.0×. Vacancy runs 4.0%. There are about 17,767 housing units across 85249. Educational attainment sits at 56% bachelor's-or-above. Owners hold 89% of homes, renters 11%. 4.3% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Rent burden reaches 29% of tenant households. Median household income is $150,985, above the U.S. median near $78,000.

On balance 85249 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.