ZIP 42259 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Edmonson County, Kentucky, ZIP 42259 scores 13 of 100 for composite distress, a minimal level on DLRadar's public-record index. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — FEMA disaster exposure (83/100). Its standout signals are institutional ownership (69/100), mortgage stress (28/100), structural risk (26/100). mortgage stress (28/100) and structural risk (26/100) stay muted. Structural exposure scores 26 and live distress 9 on the 0–100 scale.

Prices here sit in a expansion phase: values rose 5.4% over the trailing year, at 32/100 phase confidence. Even climbing markets leave specific parcels in distress; the scoring isolates them.

Vacancy runs 58.9%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. 27.5% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. 1,111 residents call 42259 home, typically aged 61. Owners hold 89% of homes, renters 11%. Rent burden reaches 63% of tenant households. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 45/100. Home values center near $148,100, an affordability ratio of 4.5×. Median household income is $37,391, below the U.S. median near $78,000. There are about 1,075 housing units across 42259. Educational attainment sits at 9% bachelor's-or-above.

Taken together, 42259 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.