ZIP 04442 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report

In Piscataquis County, Maine, ZIP 04442 scores 16 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. Leading the profile are construction/permit lag (39/100), structural risk (34/100), institutional ownership (23/100). By contrast, institutional ownership (23/100) and mortgage stress (18/100) register low. The split runs 34/100 structural to 6/100 active on the ground.

The peak-phase market in 04442 posted values that rose 2.0% over the year, at 40/100 phase confidence. Topping markets hide individual distress behind strong averages.

Median household income is $52,788, below the U.S. median near $78,000. 100% of housing is owner-occupied. The typical home is worth about $206,300 (4.1× income). Vacancy runs 81.2%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. 16.7% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. The ZIP holds roughly 308 housing units. About 11% have a four-year degree. On demographic stress specifically, 04442 scores 39/100. Population is roughly 132 with a median age of 57.

Net-net, 04442 is a working-distress ZIP — the kind that rewards current, parcel-level intelligence. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.

No ZIP is too small to score: 04442 passes through the same foreclosure, tax, mortgage and bank-stress model as any major-metro ZIP, so its 16/100 composite is a like-for-like number rather than an isolated estimate. 04442 carries no interpolated values - each figure ties to a public source and refreshes the moment new records land.

04442's headline rolls up several separately-scored signals, which is why two ZIPs can share a composite yet face very different distress. In workflow terms, 04442 is a go/no-go - the score says whether to drill in, then DLRadar carries you to parcels, capital and closing.