ZIP 71235 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Lincoln County, Louisiana, ZIP 71235 scores 26 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. Structural risk reads 56/100 against active distress of 7/100. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: FEMA disaster exposure (83/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (73/100). Its standout signals are institutional ownership (61/100), structural risk (56/100), construction/permit lag (28/100). By contrast, construction/permit lag (28/100) and mortgage stress (24/100) register low.

The market reads neutral — home values rose 4.2% year on year, and 6% higher over three years, at 31/100 phase confidence. Appreciation rarely lifts every parcel — the laggards are the opportunity.

About 3,979 people live here, median age 48. A median home runs $182,400 here, or 3.1 times local income. Rent burden reaches 30% of tenant households. There are about 2,056 housing units across 71235. About 20% have a four-year degree. Households earn a median $50,417 — below the roughly $78,000 national figure. Vacancy runs 12.8%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. Roughly 16.5% live below the poverty line, elevated and often tied to deferred-maintenance inventory. The tenure split is 68% owner-occupied to 32% rented. On demographic stress specifically, 71235 scores 30/100.

Net-net, 71235 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.