ZIP 42339 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 42339 in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky carries a composite property-distress score of 24/100 — a low reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. Environmental exposure also runs high (FEMA disaster exposure (84/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (63/100)). The latent-versus-live split is 53/100 structural and 7/100 already moving. What sets it apart are the readings on institutional ownership (59/100), structural risk (53/100), construction/permit lag (38/100). On the quiet end sit construction/permit lag (38/100) and mortgage stress (23/100).

The peak-phase market in 42339 posted values that rose 4.8% over the year (phase confidence 33/100). Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

At $50,179, median income runs below typical U.S. levels. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 29/100. 89% of housing is owner-occupied. Around 41% of renters are cost-burdened. The vacancy rate is 19.9% — elevated. Around 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The poverty rate is 17.9% — high, a tax-stress and distress correlate. Population is roughly 878 with a median age of 44. The ZIP holds roughly 413 housing units. The typical home is worth about $110,700 (2.3× income, relatively affordable).

On the whole, 42339 leans distressed, with opportunity clustered in specific stressed parcels. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.