ZIP 70501 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Lafayette County, Louisiana, ZIP 70501 scores 35 of 100 for composite distress, a moderate level on DLRadar's public-record index. Its standout signals are structural risk (76/100), institutional ownership (66/100), construction/permit lag (46/100). On the quiet end sit mortgage stress (25/100). Environmental exposure also runs high (flood (NFIP) exposure (98/100), climate & FEMA risk (95/100), FEMA disaster exposure (83/100)). On the structural side it scores 76/100, with 8/100 of stress already active.

The peak-phase market in 70501 posted values that rose 3.2% over the year, 1.1% off the recent peak, and 8% higher over three years (phase confidence 30/100). Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

The poverty rate is 38.4% — high, a tax-stress and distress correlate. 42% of housing is owner-occupied. At $31,723, median income runs below typical U.S. levels. The vacancy rate is 15.6% — elevated. Population is roughly 26,956 with a median age of 37. Around 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The ZIP holds roughly 12,747 housing units. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 43/100. Around 54% of renters are cost-burdened. The typical home is worth about $116,900 (3.7× income, relatively affordable).

On the whole, 70501 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.