ZIP 71302 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Rapides County, Louisiana, ZIP 71302 scores 31 of 100 for composite distress, a moderate level on DLRadar's public-record index. Its standout signals are structural risk (69/100), institutional ownership (62/100), construction/permit lag (49/100). On the quiet end sit mortgage stress (25/100). Environmental exposure also runs high (FEMA disaster exposure (83/100), climate & FEMA risk (82/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (77/100)). The latent-versus-live split is 69/100 structural and 7/100 already moving.

The contraction-phase market in 71302 posted values that held roughly flat over the year, 3.5% off the recent peak, and 0% lower over three years (phase confidence 35/100). Softening prices widen the spread between distressed and market value — what acquisition buyers watch for.

At $36,210, median income runs below typical U.S. levels. 56% of housing is owner-occupied. The poverty rate is 30.8% — high, a tax-stress and distress correlate. The vacancy rate is 18.3% — elevated. Around 55% of renters are cost-burdened. The ZIP holds roughly 6,484 housing units. Around 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Population is roughly 14,128 with a median age of 35. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 39/100. The typical home is worth about $110,000 (2.9× income, relatively affordable).

On the whole, 71302 leans distressed, with opportunity clustered in specific stressed parcels. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.