Van Buren County, AR Distress Report: Foreclosure, Tax Liens & ZIPs (2026)
Where is distress concentrating in Van Buren County, Arkansas? DLRadar grades every Van Buren County ZIP 0-100 from foreclosure, tax-lien, mortgage and insurance records, peaking at 30/100. Here is the 2026 Van Buren County breakdown.
- Van Buren County's most distressed ZIP is 72039 at 30/100.
- 14 ZIP codes tracked in Van Buren County, averaging 25/100 distress.
- Van Buren County reads peak — home values up 3.3% year over year.
- Vacancy runs 26.5% across Van Buren County's tracked ZIPs, with a 25.4% poverty rate.
- The typical Van Buren County home is worth about $142,675 against a ~$47,601 median income.
- Lending headwind in Van Buren County sits at 43/100 — 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 | 72039 | 30/100 |
| 2 | 72131 | 29/100 |
| 3 | 72067 | 27/100 |
| 4 | 72028 | 26/100 |
| 5 | 72088 | 26/100 |
| 6 | 72141 | 26/100 |
| 7 | 72629 | 26/100 |
| 8 | 72013 | 25/100 |
| 9 | 72031 | 25/100 |
| 10 | 72153 | 25/100 |
| 11 | 72645 | 22/100 |
| 12 | 72030 | 20/100 |
Most distressed ZIP codes in Van Buren County (composite distress 0-100, 2026)
What is driving Van Buren County distress
DLRadar builds Van Buren County's distress picture only from records anyone can pull; its ZIPs average 25/100: FHFA price data, CFPB delinquency, county foreclosure and tax-lien filings, FEMA/NFIP claims and Census ACS.
Van Buren County market phase and pricing
Van Buren County reads peak — home prices rose 3.3% over the last year. When prices ease, days-on-market stretch out, surfacing more motivated sellers.
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Questions and answers
Which part of Van Buren County, AR scores highest for distress?
ZIP 72039 leads Van Buren County at 30/100, recomputed monthly from public records.
What market phase is Van Buren County in?
Phase for Van Buren County: peak, tracking a 3.3% gain year over year, read off the FHFA index.
What is this Van Buren County analysis built from?
Nothing here is proprietary or estimated — FHFA price data, CFPB performance data, county recorder records, FEMA/NFIP and Census ACS. All 14 Van Buren County ZIPs are scored by the same deterministic method applied to every U.S. county.
How much do distress scores vary between Van Buren County ZIP codes?
Averaging the county conceals how uneven it is. Across the Van Buren County ZIPs DLRadar ranks, scores run from 30/100 in 72039 down to 20/100 in 72030, against a Van Buren County average of 25/100. The 10-point range is the argument for ZIP-level search across Van Buren County.
What do Van Buren County home values and vacancy say about distressed supply?
The typical Van Buren County home carries about $142,675 of value against a median household income near $47,601. Vacancy across Van Buren County's tracked ZIPs runs 26.5% and the poverty rate is 25.4%. Vacancy and strained affordability are the conditions that make arrears become supply, read here against Van Buren County's foreclosure and tax-lien filings and its 43/100 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.