ZIP 72404 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 72404 in Craighead County, Arkansas carries a composite property-distress score of 32/100 — a moderate reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — climate & FEMA risk (91/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (80/100), FEMA disaster exposure (73/100). On the structural side it scores 70/100, with 7/100 of stress already active. What sets it apart are the readings on structural risk (70/100), institutional ownership (57/100), construction/permit lag (48/100). mortgage stress (22/100) stay muted.

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 2.4% over the trailing year, 2.3% off the recent peak, and 9% higher over three years (phase confidence 23/100). At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

At $67,000, median income runs below typical U.S. levels. The poverty rate is 11.8%. 64% of housing is owner-occupied. Around 33% of renters are cost-burdened. 29,722 residents call 72404 home, typically aged 37. Around 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 29/100. The typical home is worth about $247,100 (3.5× income, relatively affordable). The vacancy rate is 6.3%. The ZIP holds roughly 13,107 housing units.

Overall, 72404 shows a mixed profile — neither uniformly stressed nor insulated — so opportunity is property-specific. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.