ZIP 42141 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report

Barren County, Kentucky's ZIP 42141 registers 27/100 composite distress, which DLRadar reads as low. Structurally it carries 58/100, against 6/100 of stress already in motion. Property-level stress concentrates in construction/permit lag (81/100), structural risk (58/100), institutional ownership (47/100). By contrast, mortgage stress (19/100) register low. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — FEMA disaster exposure (88/100), climate & FEMA risk (64/100).

The peak-phase market in 42141 posted values that rose 4.4% over the year, and 14% higher over three years (phase confidence 22/100). At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

About 32,133 people live here, median age 40. Roughly 18.7% live below the poverty line, elevated and often tied to deferred-maintenance inventory. Home values center near $184,700, an affordability ratio of 3.3× — accessible. 67% of housing is owner-occupied. Rent burden reaches 45% of tenant households. Educational attainment sits at 20% bachelor's-or-above. Vacancy runs 10.4%. Median household income is $51,188, below the U.S. median near $78,000. The ZIP holds roughly 14,494 housing units. On demographic stress specifically, 42141 scores 33/100.

Overall, 42141 shows a mixed profile — neither uniformly stressed nor insulated — so opportunity is property-specific. Parcel-level detail for 42141 is not published yet -- the ZIP-level readings above remain fully sourced.

Whether 42141 runs hot or quiet, its 27/100 composite is built the same deterministic way as every ZIP in the country — from recorded foreclosure, mortgage, tax-lien, climate and lender signals — so 42141 can be compared directly against any other ZIP in Barren County, Kentucky or nationwide. 42141 carries no interpolated values - each figure ties to a public source and refreshes the moment new records land.

42141's headline rolls up several separately-scored signals, which is why two ZIPs can share a composite yet face very different distress. For a buyer, 42141 is one row in a larger workflow: confirm the score, pull the distressed parcels behind it, then move from signal to funded, closed acquisition through DLRadar.