ZIP 71447 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Rapides County, Louisiana, ZIP 71447 scores 31 of 100 for composite distress, a moderate level on DLRadar's public-record index. Its standout signals are structural risk (68/100), institutional ownership (62/100), construction/permit lag (62/100). mortgage stress (25/100) stay muted. On the structural side it scores 68/100, with 8/100 of stress already active. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — FEMA disaster exposure (83/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (75/100), climate & FEMA risk (69/100).

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 1.5% over the trailing year, 2.1% off the recent peak (phase confidence 23/100). At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 29/100. 1,092 residents call 71447 home, typically aged 40. 13.4% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Around 40% of renters are cost-burdened. Educational attainment sits at 15% bachelor's-or-above. Owners hold 90% of homes, renters 10%. The ZIP holds roughly 604 housing units. Home values center near $67,400, an affordability ratio of 1.9× — accessible. Median household income is $45,865, below the U.S. median near $78,000. The vacancy rate is 39.3% — elevated.

Taken together, 71447 profiles as an active-distress market where motivated-seller and below-market acquisitions concentrate. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.