Scott County, MS: Foreclosures, Tax Liens & Distressed Properties

Scott County, Mississippi sits inside DLRadar's nationwide distress index, built entirely from public records. The county's ZIP scores run from 16 up to 23/100. The county spans 10 scored ZIP codes, averaging 20/100 composite distress. Lender pressure in Scott County registers 76/100 — a elevated bank-stress headwind.

Currently peak, Scott County saw prices rise 1.9% year over year, now 2.2% off the recent peak, a 27/100-confidence read. With pricing topped out, the opportunity narrows leaving the wins in individual deals.

At +1.9% YoY and 27/100 confidence, the wins are surgical so the headline market won't hand it over. Bank stress at 76/100 is a buyer tailwind: banks under pressure move REO faster.

Highest scores land in 39359 (23/100), 39074 (22/100), 39365 (22/100), 39092 (21/100), 39145 (19/100), 39152 (19/100); each opens to a full parcel breakdown. Coverage extends to 39189, 39057, 39094, 39117 among others.

Underneath the scores, the Scott County ZIPs on file report household income averaging about $51,722, below the national median, vacancy near 16%, 19% of households below the poverty line, 79% of homes owner-occupied, typical home values near $113,100, a median age of 40.5. Taken together, they set up which owners come under strain and how quickly stock clears.

All in at 20/100 over 10 ZIPs, Scott County is a screen-by-ZIP market for a disciplined buyer. Unlock Scott County to see every parcel's owner, APN and address, a distress reading, the lender on title and exit timing.

The distress read for Scott County, Mississippi is refreshed as new public records post and uses the same methodology coast to coast, so Scott County stays directly comparable to any other market you track.

Treat Scott County, Mississippi as a ranked list, not a single market: the spread between its strongest and weakest ZIPs is where the acquisition margin actually sits. The Scott County figures are auditable line by line — county recorders and courts, FHFA price data, FDIC bank filings — with gaps left visible rather than filled by estimate.

Drilling in, Scott County's highest-scoring ZIPs are 39359 (23/100), 39074 (22/100), 39365 (22/100), 39092 (21/100), 39145 (19/100), 39152 (19/100). DLRadar also scores 39189, 39057, 39094, 39117 across the county. Every one of these is scored independently — a ZIP's composite reflects its own recorded distress, which is why the county average alone hides where the real pressure sits.

Under Scott County's headline composite sit distinct layers — recorded foreclosures, tax and lien delinquency, mortgage stress and bank headwind — each scored separately before they roll up, so the same total can describe very different markets.