ZIP 72542 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

Composite property distress in 72542 (Sharp County, Arkansas) lands at 24/100 — low on DLRadar's public-record scoring. Structural exposure scores 53 and live distress 9 on the 0–100 scale. The sharpest non-environmental signals are institutional ownership (70/100), structural risk (53/100), mortgage stress (30/100). mortgage stress (30/100) stay muted. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — flood (NFIP) exposure (91/100), FEMA disaster exposure (83/100).

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 2.8% over the trailing year, and 36% higher over three years, at 36/100 phase confidence. At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

There are about 2,179 housing units across 72542. The typical home is worth about $98,500 (2.2× income, relatively affordable). 85% of housing is owner-occupied. Around 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The poverty rate is 12.7%. Vacancy runs 31.8%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 29/100. At $40,724, median income runs below typical U.S. levels. 3,829 residents call 72542 home, typically aged 46. Rent burden reaches 36% of tenant households.

Taken together, 72542 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.