ZIP 37873 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report

On DLRadar's 0-100 distress scale, ZIP 37873 in Hawkins County, Tennessee comes in at 21, a low composite-distress reading. Structural risk reads 45/100 against active distress of 5/100. The most distinctive pressure shows up in construction/permit lag (50/100), institutional ownership (45/100), structural risk (45/100). On the quiet end sit mortgage stress (18/100). It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: FEMA disaster exposure (83/100).

The market reads peak — home values rose 1.8% year on year (phase confidence 19/100). Topping markets hide individual distress behind strong averages.

The typical home is worth about $178,900 (3.8× income, relatively affordable). 80% of housing is owner-occupied. Population is roughly 4,446 with a median age of 46. There are about 2,150 housing units across 37873. Roughly 24.9% live below the poverty line, elevated and often tied to deferred-maintenance inventory. Around 58% of renters are cost-burdened. The vacancy rate is 17.6% — elevated. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 38/100. Around 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Households earn a median $37,385 — below the roughly $78,000 national figure.

Taken together, 37873 profiles as an active-distress market where motivated-seller and below-market acquisitions concentrate. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.

The 37873 read uses the identical scoring model applied coast to coast, which means its 21/100 score means exactly what it means anywhere else, and 37873 stays directly comparable to neighboring ZIPs and the rest of Hawkins County, Tennessee. Sparse data for 37873 shows as blanks, never estimates, and the score updates on every fresh public filing.

37873's score blends several independent layers — foreclosure and mortgage stress, tax and lien delinquency, bank headwind and structural exposure — into one 0–100 number, so understanding the components matters as much as the headline for anyone screening the ZIP. For an operator, 37873 is step one - verify, pull the parcels driving the score, and move straight through to a funded close.