ZIP 40142 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 40142 in Meade County, Kentucky carries a composite property-distress score of 25/100 — a low reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. What sets it apart are the readings on institutional ownership (61/100), structural risk (57/100), construction/permit lag (48/100). By contrast, mortgage stress (24/100) register low. The latent-versus-live split is 57/100 structural and 7/100 already moving. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: flood (NFIP) exposure (81/100), FEMA disaster exposure (79/100).

The market reads peak — home values rose 3.8% year on year (phase confidence 34/100). Topping markets hide individual distress behind strong averages.

The ZIP holds roughly 896 housing units. A median home runs $166,100 here, or 1.8 times local income. Roughly 6.0% live below the poverty line, a low share typical of higher-equity areas. About 8% have a four-year degree. The vacancy rate is 6.6%. On demographic stress specifically, 40142 scores 27/100. Households earn a median $78,714 — near the roughly $78,000 national figure. About 2,213 people live here, median age 38. Around 47% of renters are cost-burdened. The tenure split is 71% owner-occupied to 29% rented.

Net-net, 40142 is middle-of-the-pack, where the deals are specific addresses rather than the whole ZIP. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.