ZIP 70517 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report

Composite property distress in 70517 (St. Martin County, Louisiana) lands at 35/100 — moderate on DLRadar's public-record scoring. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — FEMA disaster exposure (95/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (93/100), climate & FEMA risk (85/100). The sharpest non-environmental signals are structural risk (77/100), institutional ownership (72/100), construction/permit lag (53/100). mortgage stress (29/100) stay muted. Structural risk reads 77/100 against active distress of 9/100.

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 3.2% over the trailing year, 1.1% off the recent peak, and 11% higher over three years, at 30/100 phase confidence. At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

Owners hold 77% of homes, renters 23%. Median household income is $58,342, below the U.S. median near $78,000. Home values center near $162,100, an affordability ratio of 2.6× — accessible. Rent burden reaches 41% of tenant households. There are about 11,779 housing units across 70517. Educational attainment sits at 15% bachelor's-or-above. 26,570 residents call 70517 home, typically aged 37. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 31/100. Vacancy runs 16.9%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. 19.2% of residents fall below the poverty threshold.

Taken together, 70517 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.