ZIP 71343 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Catahoula County, Louisiana, ZIP 71343 scores 26 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. Structural exposure scores 61 and live distress 8 on the 0–100 scale. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: FEMA disaster exposure (83/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (72/100). Its standout signals are construction/permit lag (100/100), institutional ownership (61/100), structural risk (61/100). By contrast, mortgage stress (26/100) register low.

The market reads expansion — home values rose 6.7% year on year, at 55/100 phase confidence. Appreciation rarely lifts every parcel — the laggards are the opportunity.

Vacancy runs 30.8%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. The tenure split is 79% owner-occupied to 21% rented. About 6,571 people live here, median age 39. About 17% have a four-year degree. On demographic stress specifically, 71343 scores 35/100. Roughly 31.2% live below the poverty line, elevated and often tied to deferred-maintenance inventory. A median home runs $93,900 here, or 1.9 times local income. There are about 3,548 housing units across 71343. Households earn a median $46,362 — below the roughly $78,000 national figure. Rent burden reaches 62% of tenant households.

Net-net, 71343 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.