ZIP 47042 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Ripley County, Indiana, ZIP 47042 scores 15 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. The latent-versus-live split is 33/100 structural and 1/100 already moving. Its standout signals are construction/permit lag (62/100), structural risk (33/100), institutional ownership (5/100). By contrast, institutional ownership (5/100) and mortgage stress (3/100) register low.

The market reads expansion — home values rose 6.2% year on year, and 28% higher over three years (phase confidence 31/100). Appreciation rarely lifts every parcel — the laggards are the opportunity.

Home values center near $213,700, an affordability ratio of 2.4× — accessible. The ZIP holds roughly 1,838 housing units. The vacancy rate is 10.8%. Educational attainment sits at 21% bachelor's-or-above. 9.2% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Owners hold 79% of homes, renters 21%. Median household income is $74,401, near the U.S. median near $78,000. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 27/100. Around 42% of renters are cost-burdened. About 3,867 people live here, median age 45.

Net-net, 47042 is middle-of-the-pack, where the deals are specific addresses rather than the whole ZIP. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.