ZIP 84542 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Carbon County, Utah, ZIP 84542 scores 16 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 (41/100), institutional ownership (15/100). institutional ownership (15/100) and mortgage stress (8/100) stay muted. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — flood (NFIP) exposure (65/100). The latent-versus-live split is 41/100 structural and 3/100 already moving.

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 2.9% over the trailing year, and 82% higher over three years (phase confidence 25/100). At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

The vacancy rate is 16.5% — elevated. The typical home is worth about $179,500 (2.9× income, relatively affordable). The poverty rate is 19.2% — high, a tax-stress and distress correlate. Around 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Around 29% of renters are cost-burdened. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 32/100. At $58,807, median income runs below typical U.S. levels. The ZIP holds roughly 714 housing units. 59% of housing is owner-occupied. 1,526 residents call 84542 home, typically aged 34.

Taken together, 84542 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.