Fayette County, TN: Foreclosures, Tax Liens & Distressed Properties

Fayette County, Tennessee is mapped parcel-to-ZIP by DLRadar's public-record distress engine. ZIP-level distress ranges from 28/100 at the top down to 18/100. The county spans 15 scored ZIP codes, averaging 20/100 composite distress. Bank/credit headwind for the county is 50 on a 0–100 scale, a moderate reading.

The county market is in a peak phase: home prices rose 1.2% over the past year, a 11/100-confidence read. At this stage of the cycle, broad sweeps stop paying so screen ZIP by ZIP.

Near the cycle top at +1.2% YoY (11/100 confidence), selectivity rules well beyond the county average. A mid-cycle 50/100 lender reading implies mixed owner- and bank-driven distress.

Leading Fayette County on distress: 38002 (28/100), 38017 (25/100), 38028 (24/100), 38049 (22/100), 38069 (21/100), 38042 (20/100). Further scored ZIPs: 38075, 38036, 38039, 38046, 38057, 38060, 38066, 38068, 38076.

Demographically, the ZIPs DLRadar tracks across Fayette County report 10.9% of units sitting vacant, a 11.3% poverty rate, 78% owner-occupancy, typical home values near $268,600, household income averaging about $111,025, above the national median, residents with a median age around 49.2. Taken together, they signal the kind of distress to expect and the buyer pool on exit.

Fayette County, Tennessee's 20/100 average over 15 ZIPs says Fayette County rewards parcel-by-parcel work — work it parcel by parcel. Unlock Fayette County to see every parcel's owner, address and APN, a distress score and bank-exposure read.

Because Fayette County, Tennessee is scored on the identical public-record model used nationwide, even a quiet county is measured on one scale — letting you weigh Fayette County against neighboring markets or the rest of Tennessee on equal footing.

In Fayette County, Tennessee, the scores are a targeting tool first: they tell you which ZIPs hold the distress and which owners are most likely under real financial pressure, so limited acquisition effort lands where it converts. What supports the Fayette County read is documentary: filings from the recorder and courts, federal price and bank data, and blanks wherever coverage is thin.

The ZIP breakdown for Fayette County leads with 38002 (28/100), 38017 (25/100), 38028 (24/100), 38049 (22/100), 38069 (21/100), 38042 (20/100). DLRadar also scores 38075, 38036, 38039, 38046, 38057, 38060, 38066, 38068 and more across the county. Because each ZIP is graded on its own foreclosure, tax and lender record, the county's distress is best read code by code rather than as a single number.

The Fayette County score is not a single measure but a composite: foreclosure activity, mortgage and tax-lien stress, and local lender headwind each feed it, which is why understanding the components matters as much as the headline number.