ZIP 70542 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Vermilion County, Louisiana, ZIP 70542 scores 28 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. Structural risk reads 62/100 against active distress of 8/100. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: FEMA disaster exposure (83/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (78/100), climate & FEMA risk (68/100). Its standout signals are institutional ownership (63/100), structural risk (62/100), construction/permit lag (37/100). By contrast, construction/permit lag (37/100) and mortgage stress (26/100) register low.

The market reads peak — home values rose 2.8% year on year, 1.7% off the recent peak, and 9% higher over three years, at 16/100 phase confidence. Topping markets hide individual distress behind strong averages.

Vacancy runs 22.0%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. There are about 1,457 housing units across 70542. A median home runs $93,500 here, or 2.1 times local income. On demographic stress specifically, 70542 scores 33/100. Households earn a median $52,639 — below the roughly $78,000 national figure. About 10% have a four-year degree. About 3,499 people live here, median age 47. Roughly 15.9% live below the poverty line. The tenure split is 85% owner-occupied to 15% rented. Rent burden reaches 65% of tenant households.

Net-net, 70542 is a working-distress ZIP — the kind that rewards current, parcel-level intelligence. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.