Lee County, MS Distress Report: Foreclosure, Tax Liens & ZIPs (2026)
Where is distress concentrating in Lee County, Mississippi? DLRadar grades every Lee County ZIP 0-100 from foreclosure, tax-lien, mortgage and insurance records, peaking at 28/100. Here is the 2026 Lee County breakdown.
- Lee County's most distressed ZIP is 38857 at 28/100.
- 15 ZIP codes tracked in Lee County, averaging 21/100 distress.
- Lee County reads peak — home values up 3.6% year over year.
- Vacancy runs 14.6% across Lee County's tracked ZIPs, with a 13.7% poverty rate.
- The typical Lee County home is worth about $164,543 against a ~$63,606 median income.
- Lending headwind in Lee County sits at 41/100 — a forward read on distressed supply.
Source: the DLRadar property-distress index, rebuilt monthly from public records. Cite it freely with attribution to DLRadar (dlradar.com).
| Rank | ZIP | Composite distress |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 38857 | 28/100 |
| 2 | 38862 | 28/100 |
| 3 | 38866 | 28/100 |
| 4 | 38879 | 28/100 |
| 5 | 38804 | 27/100 |
| 6 | 38801 | 25/100 |
| 7 | 38849 | 25/100 |
| 8 | 38868 | 24/100 |
| 9 | 38858 | 19/100 |
| 10 | 38824 | 17/100 |
| 11 | 38826 | 16/100 |
| 12 | 38828 | 14/100 |
Most distressed ZIP codes in Lee County (composite distress 0-100, 2026)
What is driving Lee County distress
Lee County's placement in the national index rests on public filings — a 21/100 average across its ZIPs. DLRadar reads FHFA price trajectory, CFPB mortgage delinquency, recorder-level foreclosure and tax-lien activity, FEMA/NFIP loss history and Census ACS demographics.
Lee County market phase and pricing
DLRadar places Lee County in peak; prices moved up 3.6% over the year. Longer marketing times follow, and with them the sellers worth calling.
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Questions and answers
What is the hardest-hit ZIP in Lee County?
ZIP 38857 leads Lee County at 28/100, recomputed monthly from public records.
Is Lee County expanding or contracting?
Lee County reads peak, with home prices up 3.6% year over year. Phase comes from FHFA House Price Index trajectory.
What is this Lee County analysis built from?
Every Lee 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 15 Lee County ZIP codes that it runs on every other U.S. county, so Lee County's numbers are directly comparable to any other market.
How much do distress scores vary between Lee County ZIP codes?
County-level numbers smooth away the detail that matters. Across the Lee County ZIPs DLRadar ranks, scores run from 28/100 in 38857 down to 14/100 in 38828, against a Lee County average of 21/100. With 14 points between best and worst, county-level targeting in Lee County wastes effort.
What do Lee County home values and vacancy say about distressed supply?
The typical Lee County home carries about $164,543 of value against a median household income near $63,606. Vacancy across Lee County's tracked ZIPs runs 14.6% and the poverty rate is 13.7%. Vacancy and strained affordability are the conditions that make arrears become supply, read here against Lee County's foreclosure and tax-lien filings and its 41/100 lending headwind.
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