ZIP 65281 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 65281 in Chariton County, Missouri carries a composite property-distress score of 10/100 — a minimal reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. What sets it apart are the readings on construction/permit lag (56/100), structural risk (23/100), mortgage stress (7/100). On the quiet end sit mortgage stress (7/100) and institutional ownership (3/100). Structural exposure scores 23 and live distress 2 on the 0–100 scale.

The peak-phase market in 65281 posted values that rose 4.1% over the year, at 33/100 phase confidence. Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

A median home runs $185,300 here, or 2.2 times local income. The tenure split is 82% owner-occupied to 18% rented. Population is roughly 3,076 with a median age of 43. Vacancy runs 23.0%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. Roughly 10.7% live below the poverty line. About 23% have a four-year degree. There are about 1,396 housing units across 65281. Rent burden reaches 31% of tenant households. On demographic stress specifically, 65281 scores 26/100. Households earn a median $65,000 — below the roughly $78,000 national figure.

On the whole, 65281 leans distressed, with opportunity clustered in specific stressed parcels. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.