ZIP 38857 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 38857 in Lee County, Mississippi carries a composite property-distress score of 30/100 — a moderate reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. What sets it apart are the readings on structural risk (69/100), construction/permit lag (68/100), institutional ownership (47/100). mortgage stress (19/100) stay muted. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — flood (NFIP) exposure (88/100), climate & FEMA risk (80/100). On the structural side it scores 69/100, with 6/100 of stress already active.

Prices here sit in a neutral phase: values rose 4.4% over the trailing year, and 8% higher over three years (phase confidence 27/100). Even climbing markets leave specific parcels in distress; the scoring isolates them.

At $102,571, median income runs above typical U.S. levels. The ZIP holds roughly 1,504 housing units. The poverty rate is 10.4%. Around 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Around 13% of renters are cost-burdened. 4,403 residents call 38857 home, typically aged 30. 79% of housing is owner-occupied. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 21/100. The vacancy rate is 10.3%. The typical home is worth about $190,000 (1.8× income, relatively affordable).

Overall, 38857 shows a mixed profile — neither uniformly stressed nor insulated — so opportunity is property-specific. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.