Worth County, MO Distress Report: Foreclosure, Tax Liens & ZIPs (2026)
Where is distress concentrating in Worth County, Missouri? DLRadar grades every Worth County ZIP 0-100 from foreclosure, tax-lien, mortgage and insurance records, peaking at 16/100. Here is the 2026 Worth County breakdown.
- Worth County's most distressed ZIP is 64420 at 16/100.
- 7 ZIP codes tracked in Worth County, averaging 15/100 distress.
- Worth County reads peak — home values up 4.4% year over year.
- Vacancy runs 28.7% across Worth County's tracked ZIPs, with a 21.8% poverty rate.
- The typical Worth County home is worth about $113,686 against a ~$45,568 median income.
- Lending headwind in Worth County sits at 29/100 — a forward read on distressed supply.
Data drawn from the DLRadar distress index, recomputed monthly from public filings. Cite with attribution to DLRadar (dlradar.com).
| Rank | ZIP | Composite distress |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 64420 | 16/100 |
| 2 | 64456 | 16/100 |
| 3 | 64499 | 16/100 |
| 4 | 64458 | 15/100 |
| 5 | 64441 | 14/100 |
| 6 | 64475 | 13/100 |
| 7 | 64486 | 12/100 |
Most distressed ZIP codes in Worth County (composite distress 0-100, 2026)
What is driving Worth County distress
Worth County sits inside DLRadar's nationwide distress index, built entirely from public records. Its ZIPs average 15/100 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.
Worth County market phase and pricing
Worth County reads peak — home prices rose 4.4% over the last year. When prices ease, days-on-market stretch out, surfacing more motivated sellers.
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Common questions
Which part of Worth County, MO scores highest for distress?
ZIP 64420 leads Worth County at 16/100, recomputed monthly from public records.
Which phase does Worth County sit in right now?
Worth County currently sits in peak, with values up 4.4% year on year, based on FHFA price-index trajectory.
Can the Worth County figures be verified?
Nothing here is proprietary or estimated — FHFA price data, CFPB performance data, county recorder records, FEMA/NFIP and Census ACS. All 7 Worth County ZIPs are scored by the same deterministic method applied to every U.S. county.
How much do distress scores vary between Worth County ZIP codes?
A single county score papers over real variation. Across the Worth County ZIPs DLRadar ranks, scores run from 16/100 in 64420 down to 12/100 in 64486, against a Worth County average of 15/100. That 4-point gap is why acquisition targeting in Worth County works at ZIP level rather than county level.
What do Worth County home values and vacancy say about distressed supply?
The typical Worth County home carries about $113,686 of value against a median household income near $45,568. Vacancy across Worth County's tracked ZIPs runs 28.7% and the poverty rate is 21.8%. When budgets are stretched and homes sit vacant, arrears become listings — the reason these sit alongside Worth County's foreclosure and tax-lien record and its 29/100 lending headwind.
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Produced by fixed formulas over public records — research, not investment, legal or financial advice. The underlying index updates monthly.