Prairie County, AR Distress Report: Foreclosure, Tax Liens & ZIPs (2026)
Where is distress concentrating in Prairie County, Arkansas? DLRadar grades every Prairie County ZIP 0-100 from foreclosure, tax-lien, mortgage and insurance records, peaking at 27/100. Here is the 2026 Prairie County breakdown.
- Prairie County's most distressed ZIP is 72017 at 27/100.
- 12 ZIP codes tracked in Prairie County, averaging 25/100 distress.
- Prairie County reads peak — home values up 3.3% year over year.
- Vacancy runs 20.6% across Prairie County's tracked ZIPs, with a 13.4% poverty rate.
- The typical Prairie County home is worth about $123,600 against a ~$60,259 median income.
- Lending headwind in Prairie County sits at 62/100 — 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 | 72017 | 27/100 |
| 2 | 72040 | 27/100 |
| 3 | 72041 | 27/100 |
| 4 | 72064 | 27/100 |
| 5 | 72066 | 27/100 |
| 6 | 72170 | 27/100 |
| 7 | 72060 | 26/100 |
| 8 | 72024 | 24/100 |
| 9 | 72086 | 24/100 |
| 10 | 72029 | 22/100 |
| 11 | 72176 | 22/100 |
| 12 | 72160 | 19/100 |
Most distressed ZIP codes in Prairie County (composite distress 0-100, 2026)
What is driving Prairie County distress
Prairie County sits inside DLRadar's nationwide distress index, built entirely from public records. Its ZIPs average 25/100 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.
Prairie County market phase and pricing
Prairie County currently sits in peak after a 3.3% gain in the past twelve months. Slower absorption is the mechanism that converts price weakness into motivated supply.
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Common questions
Which ZIP code leads Prairie County on distress?
ZIP 72017 leads Prairie County at 27/100, recomputed monthly from public records.
Where is Prairie County in the housing cycle?
Prairie County reads peak, with home prices up 3.3% year over year. Phase comes from FHFA House Price Index trajectory.
What are the sources behind these Prairie County numbers?
Every Prairie 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 12 Prairie County ZIP codes that it runs on every other U.S. county, so Prairie County's numbers are directly comparable to any other market.
How much do distress scores vary between Prairie County ZIP codes?
One county number flattens a wide range. Across the Prairie County ZIPs DLRadar ranks, scores run from 27/100 in 72017 down to 19/100 in 72160, against a Prairie County average of 25/100. The 8-point range is the argument for ZIP-level search across Prairie County.
What do Prairie County home values and vacancy say about distressed supply?
The typical Prairie County home carries about $123,600 of value against a median household income near $60,259. Vacancy across Prairie County's tracked ZIPs runs 20.6% and the poverty rate is 13.4%. When budgets are stretched and homes sit vacant, arrears become listings — the reason these sit alongside Prairie County's foreclosure and tax-lien record and its 62/100 lending headwind.
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