ZIP 38744 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 38744 in Washington County, Mississippi carries a composite property-distress score of 27/100 — a low reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. Structural risk reads 62/100 against active distress of 6/100. What sets it apart are the readings on construction/permit lag (80/100), structural risk (62/100), institutional ownership (44/100). By contrast, mortgage stress (19/100) register low. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: flood (NFIP) exposure (73/100).

The market reads neutral — home values rose 4.5% year on year, at 26/100 phase confidence. Appreciation rarely lifts every parcel — the laggards are the opportunity.

Median household income is $19,116, below the U.S. median near $78,000. 57.4% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Vacancy runs 17.8%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. About 509 people live here, median age 21. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 46/100. Home values center near $140,700, an affordability ratio of 5.3×. There are about 329 housing units across 38744. Owners hold 79% of homes, renters 21%. Educational attainment sits at 20% bachelor's-or-above.

Net-net, 38744 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.