Dougherty County, GA Distress Report: Foreclosure, Tax Liens & ZIPs (2026)
Where is distress concentrating in Dougherty County, Georgia? DLRadar grades every Dougherty County ZIP 0-100 from foreclosure, tax-lien, mortgage and insurance records, peaking at 23/100. Here is the 2026 Dougherty County breakdown.
- Dougherty County's most distressed ZIP is 31701 at 23/100.
- 7 ZIP codes tracked in Dougherty County, averaging 21/100 distress.
- Dougherty County reads peak — home values up 0.6% year over year.
- Vacancy runs 13.4% across Dougherty County's tracked ZIPs, with a 21.1% poverty rate.
- The typical Dougherty County home is worth about $146,567 against a ~$57,624 median income.
- Lending headwind in Dougherty County sits at 20/100 — a forward read on distressed supply.
Data drawn from the DLRadar distress index, recomputed monthly from public filings. Cite with attribution to DLRadar (dlradar.com).
| Rank | ZIP | Composite distress |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31701 | 23/100 |
| 2 | 31704 | 23/100 |
| 3 | 31707 | 23/100 |
| 4 | 31705 | 22/100 |
| 5 | 31763 | 22/100 |
| 6 | 31721 | 21/100 |
| 7 | 31791 | 15/100 |
Most distressed ZIP codes in Dougherty County (composite distress 0-100, 2026)
What is driving Dougherty County distress
Dougherty County sits inside DLRadar's nationwide distress index, built entirely from public records. Its ZIPs average 21/100 composite distress. Every figure traces to a public source — FHFA HPI, CFPB mortgage delinquency, county recorder foreclosure and tax-lien filings, FEMA/NFIP for insurance, and Census ACS for demographics.
Dougherty County market phase and pricing
Dougherty County reads peak — home prices rose 0.6% over the last year. When prices ease, days-on-market stretch out, surfacing more motivated sellers.
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Questions about this county
Which part of Dougherty County, GA scores highest for distress?
ZIP 31701 leads Dougherty County at 23/100, recomputed monthly from public records.
Where is Dougherty County in the housing cycle?
Dougherty County currently sits in peak, with values up 0.6% year on year, based on FHFA price-index trajectory.
Can the Dougherty County figures be verified?
Every Dougherty County figure traces to a public source — FHFA House Price Index for the peak trajectory, CFPB mortgage performance, county recorder filings, FEMA/NFIP and Census ACS. The same deterministic model scores all 7 Dougherty County ZIP codes that it runs on every other U.S. county, so Dougherty County's numbers are directly comparable to any other market.
How much do distress scores vary between Dougherty County ZIP codes?
County-level numbers smooth away the detail that matters. Across the Dougherty County ZIPs DLRadar ranks, scores run from 23/100 in 31701 down to 15/100 in 31791, against a Dougherty County average of 21/100. A spread of 8 points means Dougherty County has to be worked ZIP by ZIP.
What do Dougherty County home values and vacancy say about distressed supply?
The typical Dougherty County home carries about $146,567 of value against a median household income near $57,624. Vacancy across Dougherty County's tracked ZIPs runs 13.4% and the poverty rate is 21.1%. Vacancy and strained affordability are the conditions that make arrears become supply, read here against Dougherty County's foreclosure and tax-lien filings and its 20/100 lending headwind.
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