ZIP 47542 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report

On DLRadar's 0-100 public-record scale, ZIP 47542 in Dubois County, Indiana comes in at 16, a low composite-distress reading. The split runs 37/100 structural to 2/100 active on the ground. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: flood (NFIP) exposure (77/100), climate & FEMA risk (61/100). Its standout signals are structural risk (37/100), institutional ownership (18/100), construction/permit lag (15/100). construction/permit lag (15/100) and mortgage stress (8/100) stay muted.

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 4.3% over the trailing year, and 38% higher over three years, at 26/100 phase confidence. At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

There are about 4,287 housing units across 47542. Home values center near $198,100, an affordability ratio of 2.5× — accessible. Rent burden reaches 40% of tenant households. About 23% have a four-year degree. Owners hold 78% of homes, renters 22%. 10.7% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. About 10,034 people live here, median age 39. On demographic stress specifically, 47542 scores 26/100. Vacancy runs 3.4%. At $74,205, median income runs near typical U.S. levels.

Overall, 47542 shows a mixed profile — neither uniformly stressed nor insulated — so opportunity is property-specific. No parcel file is published for 47542 yet, but every score above is drawn from a verifiable public dataset and refreshed as records post.

No ZIP is too small to score: 47542 passes through the same foreclosure, tax, mortgage and bank-stress model as any major-metro ZIP, so its 16/100 composite is a like-for-like number rather than an isolated estimate. 47542 carries no interpolated values - each figure ties to a public source and refreshes the moment new records land.

The 16/100 for 47542 sums independent layers - foreclosure, mortgage, tax-lien, lender headwind and structural risk - so the mix behind the number matters as much as the number. Practically, 47542 works as a screen — verify the reading, drill to the specific parcels driving it, and carry the deal through capital and closing on the platform.