ZIP 70778 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

DLRadar grades ZIP 70778 (Ascension County, Louisiana) at a moderate 33/100 for overall property distress. Property-level stress concentrates in structural risk (71/100), institutional ownership (68/100), construction/permit lag (36/100). construction/permit lag (36/100) and mortgage stress (25/100) stay muted. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — FEMA disaster exposure (95/100), climate & FEMA risk (92/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (77/100). The latent-versus-live split is 71/100 structural and 8/100 already moving.

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 4.6% over the trailing year, and 9% higher over three years (phase confidence 26/100). At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

Educational attainment sits at 21% bachelor's-or-above. 4.8% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Median household income is $108,419, above the U.S. median near $78,000. The vacancy rate is 4.2%. Around 78% of renters are cost-burdened. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 29/100. The ZIP holds roughly 1,018 housing units. Owners hold 94% of homes, renters 7%. 2,879 residents call 70778 home, typically aged 39. Home values center near $253,000, an affordability ratio of 2.3× — accessible.

Overall, 70778 shows a mixed profile — neither uniformly stressed nor insulated — so opportunity is property-specific. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.