ZIP 04742 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Aroostook County, Maine, ZIP 04742 scores 25 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: climate & FEMA risk (78/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (77/100). On the structural side it scores 58/100, with 3/100 of stress already active. Its standout signals are construction/permit lag (77/100), structural risk (58/100), institutional ownership (17/100). By contrast, institutional ownership (17/100) and mortgage stress (10/100) register low.

The market reads expansion — home values rose 6.1% year on year (phase confidence 43/100). Appreciation rarely lifts every parcel — the laggards are the opportunity.

Around 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Around 60% of renters are cost-burdened. At $68,112, median income runs below typical U.S. levels. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 28/100. About 3,321 people live here, median age 51. 77% of housing is owner-occupied. The poverty rate is 9.0%. The vacancy rate is 14.0% — elevated. The typical home is worth about $161,000 (2.1× income, relatively affordable). The ZIP holds roughly 1,855 housing units.

Net-net, 04742 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.