ZIP 42127 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 42127 in Barren County, Kentucky carries a composite property-distress score of 26/100 — a low reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — FEMA disaster exposure (88/100), climate & FEMA risk (60/100). What sets it apart are the readings on construction/permit lag (76/100), structural risk (56/100), institutional ownership (48/100). mortgage stress (19/100) stay muted. Structural exposure scores 56 and live distress 6 on the 0–100 scale.

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 4.5% over the trailing year, and 39% 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 $164,000, an affordability ratio of 3.7× — accessible. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 37/100. 6,356 residents call 42127 home, typically aged 45. Vacancy runs 8.8%. Owners hold 54% of homes, renters 47%. 24.4% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. There are about 3,257 housing units across 42127. Median household income is $43,190, below the U.S. median near $78,000. Educational attainment sits at 9% bachelor's-or-above. Rent burden reaches 38% of tenant households.

Taken together, 42127 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.