ZIP 71971 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

Composite property distress in 71971 (Howard County, Arkansas) lands at 24/100 — low on DLRadar's public-record scoring. On the structural side it scores 52/100, with 6/100 of stress already active. The sharpest non-environmental signals are construction/permit lag (100/100), structural risk (52/100), institutional ownership (50/100). On the quiet end sit mortgage stress (21/100).

The peak-phase market in 71971 posted values that rose 2.8% over the year (phase confidence 36/100). Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

The poverty rate is 2.3% — low. Population is roughly 558 with a median age of 54. At $58,462, median income runs below typical U.S. levels. Around 91% of renters are cost-burdened. The typical home is worth about $163,200 (3.2× income, relatively affordable). The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 38/100. Around 6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The ZIP holds roughly 318 housing units. The vacancy rate is 12.9% — elevated. 70% of housing is owner-occupied.

On the whole, 71971 leans distressed, with opportunity clustered in specific stressed parcels. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.