ZIP 47579 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Spencer County, Indiana, ZIP 47579 scores 18 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. Structural exposure scores 44 and live distress 2 on the 0–100 scale. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: flood (NFIP) exposure (80/100). Its standout signals are construction/permit lag (63/100), structural risk (44/100), institutional ownership (18/100). By contrast, institutional ownership (18/100) and mortgage stress (8/100) register low.

The market reads expansion — home values rose 6.2% year on year, and 41% higher over three years, at 31/100 phase confidence. Appreciation rarely lifts every parcel — the laggards are the opportunity.

About 2,881 people live here, median age 43. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 18/100. Home values center near $258,300, an affordability ratio of 2.6× — accessible. Educational attainment sits at 38% bachelor's-or-above. Owners hold 92% of homes, renters 8%. Vacancy runs 7.8%. Median household income is $95,313, above the U.S. median near $78,000. Rent burden reaches 8% of tenant households. There are about 1,164 housing units across 47579. 3.1% of residents fall below the poverty threshold.

Overall 47579 looks resilient on the surface, so the edge is isolating individual stressed parcels. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.