ZIP 72685 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Newton County, Arkansas, ZIP 72685 scores 17 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. Structural exposure scores 38 and live distress 5 on the 0–100 scale. Its standout signals are construction/permit lag (74/100), institutional ownership (39/100), structural risk (38/100). On the quiet end sit structural risk (38/100) and mortgage stress (18/100). Environmental exposure also runs high (FEMA disaster exposure (73/100)).

The peak-phase market in 72685 posted values that rose 3.8% over the year, at 27/100 phase confidence. Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

Population is roughly 1,349 with a median age of 45. A median home runs $203,900 here, or 4.2 times local income. Roughly 18.7% live below the poverty line, elevated and often tied to deferred-maintenance inventory. Vacancy runs 12.2%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. The tenure split is 80% owner-occupied to 20% rented. Rent burden reaches 17% of tenant households. There are about 664 housing units across 72685. Households earn a median $44,676 — below the roughly $78,000 national figure. About 14% have a four-year degree. On demographic stress specifically, 72685 scores 31/100.

On the whole, 72685 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.