ZIP 42544 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

Composite property distress in 42544 (Pulaski County, Kentucky) lands at 27/100 — low on DLRadar's public-record scoring. The sharpest non-environmental signals are structural risk (60/100), institutional ownership (56/100), construction/permit lag (51/100). mortgage stress (23/100) stay muted. The latent-versus-live split is 60/100 structural and 7/100 already moving. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — FEMA disaster exposure (83/100), climate & FEMA risk (66/100).

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 4.6% over the trailing year, and 51% higher over three years (phase confidence 33/100). At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

Around 36% of renters are cost-burdened. 15.6% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Home values center near $170,400, an affordability ratio of 2.9× — accessible. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 30/100. Median household income is $55,379, below the U.S. median near $78,000. Educational attainment sits at 19% bachelor's-or-above. The ZIP holds roughly 3,647 housing units. Owners hold 88% of homes, renters 12%. 5,731 residents call 42544 home, typically aged 51. The vacancy rate is 34.3% — elevated.

Taken together, 42544 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.