ZIP 93523 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 93523 in Kern County, California carries a composite property-distress score of 31/100 — a moderate reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. Environmental exposure also runs high (climate & FEMA risk (99/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (70/100), FEMA disaster exposure (64/100)). What sets it apart are the readings on structural risk (68/100), institutional ownership (50/100), construction/permit lag (48/100). On the quiet end sit mortgage stress (19/100). Structural exposure scores 68 and live distress 6 on the 0–100 scale.

The peak-phase market in 93523 posted values that rose 2.0% over the year, at 21/100 phase confidence. Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

Population is roughly 3,681 with a median age of 26. Home values center near $198,900, an affordability ratio of 2.2× — accessible. Vacancy runs 20.3%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. Owners hold 24% of homes, renters 76%. There are about 1,533 housing units across 93523. Median household income is $66,583, below the U.S. median near $78,000. 7.5% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Rent burden reaches 47% of tenant households. Educational attainment sits at 32% bachelor's-or-above. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 33/100.

On the whole, 93523 leans distressed, with opportunity clustered in specific stressed parcels. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.