ZIP 71603 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 71603 in Jefferson County, Arkansas carries a composite property-distress score of 26/100 — a low reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — climate & FEMA risk (72/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (67/100). The latent-versus-live split is 59/100 structural and 6/100 already moving. What sets it apart are the readings on structural risk (59/100), construction/permit lag (53/100), institutional ownership (43/100). mortgage stress (19/100) stay muted.

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 3.9% over the trailing year, and 8% higher over three years (phase confidence 26/100). At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

Median household income is $51,019, below the U.S. median near $78,000. 15.8% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. The vacancy rate is 17.9% — elevated. Around 35% of renters are cost-burdened. Home values center near $121,600, an affordability ratio of 2.3× — accessible. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 29/100. Educational attainment sits at 24% bachelor's-or-above. Owners hold 65% of homes, renters 35%. 29,274 residents call 71603 home, typically aged 41. The ZIP holds roughly 14,188 housing units.

Taken together, 71603 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.