ZIP 85257 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report

DLRadar grades ZIP 85257 (Maricopa County, Arizona) at a moderate 35/100 for overall property distress. Environmental exposure also runs high (climate & FEMA risk (100/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (88/100), FEMA disaster exposure (71/100)). Structural exposure scores 78 and live distress 7 on the 0–100 scale. The most distinctive pressure shows up in structural risk (78/100), construction/permit lag (64/100), institutional ownership (58/100). mortgage stress (23/100) stay muted.

The peak-phase market in 85257 posted values that held roughly flat over the year, and 5% higher over three years (phase confidence 11/100). At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

A median home runs $506,300 here, or 5.7 times local income. The poverty rate is 8.8%. Households earn a median $79,828 — near the roughly $78,000 national figure. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 34/100. Around 33% of renters are cost-burdened. The vacancy rate is 10.5%. About 46% have a four-year degree. Owners hold 63% of homes, renters 37%. The ZIP holds roughly 16,785 housing units. Population is roughly 29,055 with a median age of 37.

Overall, 85257 shows a mixed profile — neither uniformly stressed nor insulated — so opportunity is property-specific. No parcel file is published for 85257 yet, but every score above is drawn from a verifiable public dataset and refreshed as records post.

The 85257 read uses the identical public-record model applied coast to coast, which means its 35/100 score means exactly what it means anywhere else, and 85257 stays directly comparable to neighboring ZIPs and the rest of Maricopa County, Arizona. 85257 carries no interpolated values - each figure ties to a public source and refreshes the moment new records land.

The 35/100 figure for 85257 is a composite, not one metric: it rolls up foreclosure and pre-foreclosure activity, mortgage stress, tax delinquency and liens, local lender headwind, and structural risk into a single reading, which is why a ZIP can look calm on price yet score high on distress. For an operator, 85257 is step one - verify, pull the parcels driving the score, and move straight through to a funded close.