ZIP 71861 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Lafayette County, Arkansas, ZIP 71861 scores 15 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. Its standout signals are construction/permit lag (37/100), institutional ownership (34/100), structural risk (32/100). structural risk (32/100) and mortgage stress (17/100) stay muted. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — FEMA disaster exposure (63/100). On the structural side it scores 32/100, with 5/100 of stress already active.

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 3.4% over the trailing year (phase confidence 31/100). At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

Median household income is $50,588, below the U.S. median near $78,000. Educational attainment sits at 16% bachelor's-or-above. 23.9% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 32/100. Home values center near $118,500, an affordability ratio of 2.3× — accessible. 2,330 residents call 71861 home, typically aged 48. Around 35% of renters are cost-burdened. The vacancy rate is 43.6% — elevated. Owners hold 83% of homes, renters 17%. The ZIP holds roughly 1,454 housing units.

Taken together, 71861 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.