ZIP 72842 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Yell County, Arkansas, ZIP 72842 scores 18 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. The latent-versus-live split is 37/100 structural and 4/100 already moving. Its standout signals are construction/permit lag (41/100), structural risk (37/100), institutional ownership (28/100). institutional ownership (28/100) and mortgage stress (12/100) stay muted.

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 4.0% over the trailing year (phase confidence 25/100). At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

79% of housing is owner-occupied. The poverty rate is 23.9% — high, a tax-stress and distress correlate. The typical home is worth about $103,400 (2.3× income, relatively affordable). Around 39% of renters are cost-burdened. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 32/100. Around 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. At $48,611, median income runs below typical U.S. levels. The ZIP holds roughly 504 housing units. 1,000 residents call 72842 home, typically aged 46. The vacancy rate is 29.5% — elevated.

Taken together, 72842 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.