ZIP 71424 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report

Rapides County, Louisiana's ZIP 71424 registers 31/100 composite distress, which DLRadar reads as moderate. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: climate & FEMA risk (82/100), FEMA disaster exposure (78/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (77/100). What sets it apart are the readings on structural risk (69/100), institutional ownership (59/100), construction/permit lag (51/100). On the quiet end sit mortgage stress (25/100). Structural exposure scores 69 and live distress 7 on the 0–100 scale.

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 2.2% over the trailing year (phase confidence 15/100). At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

The typical home is worth about $115,300 (2.0× income, relatively affordable). There are about 529 housing units across 71424. The vacancy rate is 5.5%. Median household income is $63,068, below the U.S. median near $78,000. Roughly 2.1% live below the poverty line, a low share typical of higher-equity areas. Around 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 1,401 residents call 71424 home, typically aged 34. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 16/100. The tenure split is 93% owner-occupied to 7% rented. Rent burden reaches 0% of tenant households.

Net-net, 71424 is middle-of-the-pack, where the deals are specific addresses rather than the whole ZIP. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.

The number is not local guesswork: 71424's 31/100 comes from the same nationwide foreclosure, tax, mortgage and lender model, making it directly comparable anywhere. Sparse data for 71424 shows as blanks, never estimates, and the score updates on every fresh public filing.

The 31/100 for 71424 sums independent layers - foreclosure, mortgage, tax-lien, lender headwind and structural risk - so the mix behind the number matters as much as the number. Practically, 71424 works as a screen — verify the reading, drill to the specific parcels driving it, and carry the deal through capital and closing on the platform.