ZIP 42141 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Barren County, Kentucky, ZIP 42141 scores 26 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. Structural exposure scores 57 and live distress 6 on the 0–100 scale. Its standout signals are construction/permit lag (78/100), structural risk (57/100), institutional ownership (47/100). On the quiet end sit mortgage stress (19/100). Environmental exposure also runs high (FEMA disaster exposure (88/100), climate & FEMA risk (64/100)).

The peak-phase market in 42141 posted values that rose 4.5% over the year, and 14% higher over three years, at 33/100 phase confidence. Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

Population is roughly 32,133 with a median age of 40. The poverty rate is 18.7% — high, a tax-stress and distress correlate. The typical home is worth about $184,700 (3.3× income, relatively affordable). 67% of housing is owner-occupied. Rent burden reaches 45% of tenant households. Around 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Vacancy runs 10.4%. At $51,188, median income runs below typical U.S. levels. There are about 14,494 housing units across 42141. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 33/100.

On balance 42141 is mixed, rewarding parcel-by-parcel screening over broad assumptions. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.