ZIP 85253 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Maricopa County, Arizona, ZIP 85253 scores 36 of 100 for composite distress, a moderate level on DLRadar's public-record index. Its standout signals are structural risk (79/100), institutional ownership (62/100), construction/permit lag (62/100). mortgage stress (23/100) stay muted. The latent-versus-live split is 79/100 structural and 7/100 already moving. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — climate & FEMA risk (100/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (88/100), FEMA disaster exposure (79/100).

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 1.2% over the trailing year, and 8% higher over three years (phase confidence 16/100). At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

The ZIP holds roughly 9,151 housing units. Roughly 5.7% live below the poverty line, a low share typical of higher-equity areas. On demographic stress specifically, 85253 scores 43/100. Around 37% of renters are cost-burdened. The tenure split is 84% owner-occupied to 16% rented. About 71% have a four-year degree. Households earn a median $182,150 — above the roughly $78,000 national figure. 17,202 residents call 85253 home, typically aged 54. A median home runs $2,000,000 here, or 11.0 times local income. The vacancy rate is 16.4% — elevated.

Taken together, 85253 profiles as an active-distress market where motivated-seller and below-market acquisitions concentrate. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.