Kenton County, KY Distress Report: Foreclosure, Tax Liens & ZIPs (2026)
Where is distress concentrating in Kenton County, Kentucky? DLRadar grades every Kenton County ZIP 0-100 from foreclosure, tax-lien, mortgage and insurance records, peaking at 29/100. Here is the 2026 Kenton County breakdown.
- Kenton County's most distressed ZIP is 41011 at 29/100.
- 12 ZIP codes tracked in Kenton County, averaging 27/100 distress.
- Kenton County reads peak — home values up 3.5% year over year.
- Vacancy runs 9% across Kenton County's tracked ZIPs, with a 12.2% poverty rate.
- The typical Kenton County home is worth about $233,142 against a ~$80,853 median income.
- Lending headwind in Kenton County sits at 47/100 — a forward read on distressed supply.
Based on DLRadar's public-record distress index, updated every month. Free to cite with attribution to DLRadar (dlradar.com).
| Rank | ZIP | Composite distress |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 41011 | 29/100 |
| 2 | 41014 | 29/100 |
| 3 | 41015 | 29/100 |
| 4 | 41016 | 29/100 |
| 5 | 41017 | 29/100 |
| 6 | 41018 | 29/100 |
| 7 | 41051 | 29/100 |
| 8 | 41063 | 29/100 |
| 9 | 41094 | 28/100 |
| 10 | 41042 | 27/100 |
| 11 | 41033 | 23/100 |
| 12 | 41030 | 19/100 |
Most distressed ZIP codes in Kenton County (composite distress 0-100, 2026)
What is driving Kenton County distress
DLRadar builds Kenton County's distress picture only from records anyone can pull; its ZIPs average 27/100: FHFA price data, CFPB delinquency, county foreclosure and tax-lien filings, FEMA/NFIP claims and Census ACS.
Kenton County market phase and pricing
DLRadar places Kenton County in peak; prices moved up 3.5% over the year. Longer marketing times follow, and with them the sellers worth calling.
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Common questions
Which ZIP code leads Kenton County on distress?
ZIP 41011 leads Kenton County at 29/100, recomputed monthly from public records.
Is Kenton County expanding or contracting?
The market phase for Kenton County is peak, prices rising 3.5% on the year — derived from the FHFA House Price Index path.
Can the Kenton County figures be verified?
Public records only: FHFA for prices, CFPB for mortgage performance, the county recorder for filings, FEMA/NFIP for flood, Census ACS for demographics. The 12 Kenton County ZIP codes are scored exactly as every other county is, which is what makes cross-market comparison valid.
How much do distress scores vary between Kenton County ZIP codes?
Averaging the county conceals how uneven it is. Across the Kenton County ZIPs DLRadar ranks, scores run from 29/100 in 41011 down to 19/100 in 41030, against a Kenton County average of 27/100. That 10-point gap is why acquisition targeting in Kenton County works at ZIP level rather than county level.
What do Kenton County home values and vacancy say about distressed supply?
The typical Kenton County home carries about $233,142 of value against a median household income near $80,853. Vacancy across Kenton County's tracked ZIPs runs 9% and the poverty rate is 12.2%. When budgets are stretched and homes sit vacant, arrears become listings — the reason these sit alongside Kenton County's foreclosure and tax-lien record and its 47/100 lending headwind.
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Formula-driven readings of public documents. Not investment, legal or financial advice of any kind; figures refresh from the live index each month.