ZIP 70820 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 70820 in East Baton Rouge County, Louisiana carries a composite property-distress score of 31/100 — a moderate reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. What sets it apart are the readings on institutional ownership (71/100), structural risk (66/100), mortgage stress (28/100). mortgage stress (28/100) stay muted. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — climate & FEMA risk (98/100), FEMA disaster exposure (95/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (89/100). On the structural side it scores 66/100, with 8/100 of stress already active.

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 4.6% over the trailing year, and 2% higher over three years (phase confidence 26/100). At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

Median household income is $47,556, below the U.S. median near $78,000. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 48/100. 35.9% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Owners hold 31% of homes, renters 69%. The ZIP holds roughly 12,517 housing units. Educational attainment sits at 54% bachelor's-or-above. The vacancy rate is 23.0% — elevated. Home values center near $286,600, an affordability ratio of 6.2×. Around 50% of renters are cost-burdened. 22,397 residents call 70820 home, typically aged 23.

Taken together, 70820 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.