ZIP 42344 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, ZIP 42344 scores 26 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: FEMA disaster exposure (83/100). On the structural side it scores 56/100, with 7/100 of stress already active. Its standout signals are institutional ownership (58/100), structural risk (56/100), construction/permit lag (50/100). By contrast, mortgage stress (22/100) register low.

The market reads peak — home values rose 4.7% year on year (phase confidence 33/100). Topping markets hide individual distress behind strong averages.

Households earn a median $35,341 — below the roughly $78,000 national figure. Roughly 29.9% live below the poverty line, elevated and often tied to deferred-maintenance inventory. Around 100% of renters are cost-burdened. The vacancy rate is 22.5% — elevated. About 0% have a four-year degree. About 1,042 people live here, median age 45. The tenure split is 88% owner-occupied to 12% rented. On demographic stress specifically, 42344 scores 43/100. The ZIP holds roughly 425 housing units. A median home runs $83,900 here, or 2.3 times local income.

Net-net, 42344 is a working-distress ZIP — the kind that rewards current, parcel-level intelligence. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.