ZIP 65705 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Lawrence County, Missouri, ZIP 65705 scores 17 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — climate & FEMA risk (68/100). On the structural side it scores 36/100, with 3/100 of stress already active. Its standout signals are structural risk (36/100), construction/permit lag (30/100), institutional ownership (21/100). institutional ownership (21/100) and mortgage stress (11/100) stay muted.

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 4.1% over the trailing year, and 32% higher over three years (phase confidence 33/100). At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

At $62,602, median income runs below typical U.S. levels. The poverty rate is 11.4%. Around 25% of renters are cost-burdened. The vacancy rate is 14.2% — elevated. Around 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 4,703 residents call 65705 home, typically aged 39. 67% of housing is owner-occupied. The ZIP holds roughly 2,041 housing units. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 27/100. The typical home is worth about $166,800 (2.5× income, relatively affordable).

Taken together, 65705 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.