ZIP 71226 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Jackson County, Louisiana, ZIP 71226 scores 22 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. Structural exposure scores 49 and live distress 6 on the 0–100 scale. Its standout signals are construction/permit lag (100/100), structural risk (49/100), institutional ownership (45/100). By contrast, mortgage stress (20/100) register low. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: FEMA disaster exposure (83/100).

The market reads expansion — home values rose 7.3% year on year, and 4% higher over three years, at 61/100 phase confidence. Appreciation rarely lifts every parcel — the laggards are the opportunity.

About 1,806 people live here, median age 41. About 11% have a four-year degree. Vacancy runs 25.3%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. Households earn a median $45,000 — below the roughly $78,000 national figure. The tenure split is 71% owner-occupied to 29% rented. There are about 925 housing units across 71226. A median home runs $86,100 here, or 1.7 times local income. On demographic stress specifically, 71226 scores 25/100. Roughly 6.2% live below the poverty line, a low share typical of higher-equity areas. Rent burden reaches 29% of tenant households.

Net-net, 71226 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.