ZIP 39401 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Forrest County, Mississippi, ZIP 39401 scores 22 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: climate & FEMA risk (77/100). The latent-versus-live split is 50/100 structural and 1/100 already moving. Its standout signals are construction/permit lag (93/100), structural risk (50/100), institutional ownership (6/100). By contrast, institutional ownership (6/100) and mortgage stress (4/100) register low.

The market reads expansion — home values rose 5.8% year on year, 1.9% off the recent peak, and 20% higher over three years (phase confidence 34/100). Appreciation rarely lifts every parcel — the laggards are the opportunity.

Median household income is $40,287, below the U.S. median near $78,000. Around 44% of renters are cost-burdened. 30.7% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. About 41,916 people live here, median age 30. Home values center near $134,300, an affordability ratio of 3.0× — accessible. Educational attainment sits at 28% bachelor's-or-above. The ZIP holds roughly 20,386 housing units. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 36/100. The vacancy rate is 13.3% — elevated. Owners hold 43% of homes, renters 57%.

Net-net, 39401 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.