Kings County, CA Distress Report: Foreclosure, Tax Liens & ZIPs (2026)
Where is distress concentrating in Kings County, California? DLRadar grades every Kings County ZIP 0-100 from foreclosure, tax-lien, mortgage and insurance records, peaking at 20/100. Here is the 2026 Kings County breakdown.
- Kings County's most distressed ZIP is 93202 at 20/100.
- 13 ZIP codes tracked in Kings County, averaging 19/100 distress.
- Kings County reads contraction — home values down 0.3% year over year.
- Vacancy runs 9.4% across Kings County's tracked ZIPs, with a 19.6% poverty rate.
- The typical Kings County home is worth about $281,942 against a ~$69,887 median income.
- Lending headwind in Kings County sits at 44/100 — a forward read on distressed supply.
All numbers: DLRadar's monthly public-record distress index. Reuse is welcome with attribution to DLRadar (dlradar.com).
| Rank | ZIP | Composite distress |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 93202 | 20/100 |
| 2 | 93204 | 20/100 |
| 3 | 93230 | 20/100 |
| 4 | 93239 | 20/100 |
| 5 | 93245 | 20/100 |
| 6 | 93246 | 20/100 |
| 7 | 93266 | 20/100 |
| 8 | 93212 | 19/100 |
| 9 | 93242 | 19/100 |
| 10 | 93656 | 19/100 |
| 11 | 93201 | 18/100 |
| 12 | 93274 | 18/100 |
Most distressed ZIP codes in Kings County (composite distress 0-100, 2026)
What is driving Kings County distress
Kings County sits inside DLRadar's nationwide distress index, built entirely from public records. Its ZIPs average 19/100 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.
Kings County market phase and pricing
Phase for Kings County: contraction (-0.3% YoY). As pricing power fades, listings sit longer and sellers become reachable.
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What people ask
Where is distress highest inside Kings County, CA?
ZIP 93202 leads Kings County at 20/100, recomputed monthly from public records.
What stage of the price cycle is Kings County at?
The market phase for Kings County is contraction, prices falling 0.3% on the year — derived from the FHFA House Price Index path.
How is the Kings County data sourced?
Each Kings County number can be traced back to a federal or county source — FHFA, CFPB, the recorder, FEMA/NFIP and Census ACS. One deterministic model covers all 13 local ZIPs and every other county in the country.
How much do distress scores vary between Kings County ZIP codes?
County-level numbers smooth away the detail that matters. Across the Kings County ZIPs DLRadar ranks, scores run from 20/100 in 93202 down to 18/100 in 93274, against a Kings County average of 19/100. Because the gap runs to 2 points, Kings County rewards ZIP-level precision.
What do Kings County home values and vacancy say about distressed supply?
The typical Kings County home carries about $281,942 of value against a median household income near $69,887. Vacancy across Kings County's tracked ZIPs runs 9.4% and the poverty rate is 19.6%. Thin affordability and empty housing are what convert a late payment into a sale, so they are read next to Kings County's foreclosure and lien filings and its 44/100 lending headwind.
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Scores here are computed from public records by fixed formulas. Nothing on this page is investment, legal or financial advice; the index refreshes monthly.