ZIP 70506 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Lafayette County, Louisiana, ZIP 70506 scores 35 of 100 for composite distress, a moderate level on DLRadar's public-record index. Structural risk reads 76/100 against active distress of 8/100. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: flood (NFIP) exposure (98/100), climate & FEMA risk (95/100), FEMA disaster exposure (83/100). Its standout signals are structural risk (76/100), institutional ownership (66/100), construction/permit lag (46/100). By contrast, mortgage stress (25/100) register low.

The market reads peak — home values rose 3.2% year on year, 1.1% off the recent peak, and 4% higher over three years, at 30/100 phase confidence. Topping markets hide individual distress behind strong averages.

There are about 20,374 housing units across 70506. The tenure split is 52% owner-occupied to 48% rented. Households earn a median $55,553 — below the roughly $78,000 national figure. Vacancy runs 7.8%. A median home runs $218,000 here, or 3.9 times local income. About 37% have a four-year degree. On demographic stress specifically, 70506 scores 34/100. Roughly 18.5% live below the poverty line, elevated and often tied to deferred-maintenance inventory. About 41,550 people live here, median age 35. Rent burden reaches 42% of tenant households.

Net-net, 70506 is middle-of-the-pack, where the deals are specific addresses rather than the whole ZIP. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.