ZIP 42079 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Graves County, Kentucky, ZIP 42079 scores 33 of 100 for composite distress, a moderate level on DLRadar's public-record index. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — climate & FEMA risk (82/100), FEMA disaster exposure (79/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (71/100). Its standout signals are structural risk (73/100), construction/permit lag (72/100), institutional ownership (58/100). mortgage stress (23/100) stay muted. Structural exposure scores 73 and live distress 7 on the 0–100 scale.

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 4.5% over the trailing year, at 33/100 phase confidence. At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

There are about 544 housing units across 42079. Home values center near $119,100, an affordability ratio of 2.6× — accessible. Educational attainment sits at 24% bachelor's-or-above. Vacancy runs 22.1%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. Owners hold 77% of homes, renters 23%. 5.7% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Median household income is $76,520, near the U.S. median near $78,000. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 27/100. 1,446 residents call 42079 home, typically aged 40. Rent burden reaches 31% of tenant households.

Taken together, 42079 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.