ZIP 72153 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Van Buren County, Arkansas, ZIP 72153 scores 28 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. Its standout signals are construction/permit lag (100/100), structural risk (62/100), institutional ownership (57/100). By contrast, mortgage stress (25/100) register low. Structural exposure scores 62 and live distress 7 on the 0–100 scale.

The market reads peak — home values rose 2.8% year on year, and 11% higher over three years, at 36/100 phase confidence. Topping markets hide individual distress behind strong averages.

Home values center near $131,000, an affordability ratio of 2.5× — accessible. Educational attainment sits at 9% bachelor's-or-above. About 3,982 people live here, median age 38. Vacancy runs 23.1%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. Owners hold 89% of homes, renters 11%. 16.5% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Median household income is $49,561, below the U.S. median near $78,000. Rent burden reaches 13% of tenant households. There are about 1,986 housing units across 72153. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 26/100.

Net-net, 72153 is a working-distress ZIP — the kind that rewards current, parcel-level intelligence. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.