ZIP 42088 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Graves County, Kentucky, ZIP 42088 scores 31 of 100 for composite distress, a moderate level on DLRadar's public-record index. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — FEMA disaster exposure (80/100), climate & FEMA risk (72/100). Its standout signals are construction/permit lag (72/100), structural risk (68/100), institutional ownership (56/100). mortgage stress (22/100) stay muted. Structural risk reads 68/100 against active distress of 7/100.

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 4.5% over the trailing year, and 29% higher over three years, at 33/100 phase confidence. At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

Home values center near $134,500, an affordability ratio of 2.4× — accessible. Vacancy runs 12.1%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. 2,507 residents call 42088 home, typically aged 45. Owners hold 72% of homes, renters 28%. Educational attainment sits at 13% bachelor's-or-above. There are about 1,080 housing units across 42088. Rent burden reaches 25% of tenant households. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 28/100. Median household income is $53,906, below the U.S. median near $78,000. 19.0% of residents fall below the poverty threshold.

Taken together, 42088 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.