ZIP 42348 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 42348 in Hancock County, Kentucky carries a composite property-distress score of 21/100 — a low reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. What sets it apart are the readings on institutional ownership (57/100), structural risk (46/100), construction/permit lag (25/100). On the quiet end sit construction/permit lag (25/100) and mortgage stress (21/100). Environmental exposure also runs high (FEMA disaster exposure (78/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (69/100)). On the structural side it scores 46/100, with 6/100 of stress already active.

The peak-phase market in 42348 posted values that rose 4.6% over the year, and 34% higher over three years (phase confidence 35/100). Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

At $60,579, median income runs below typical U.S. levels. Around 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The poverty rate is 14.8%. Around 29% of renters are cost-burdened. The typical home is worth about $120,900 (2.0× income, relatively affordable). 79% of housing is owner-occupied. The ZIP holds roughly 2,192 housing units. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 25/100. Population is roughly 4,709 with a median age of 43. The vacancy rate is 9.3%.

On balance 42348 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.