Buffalo County, SD Distress Report: Foreclosure, Tax Liens & ZIPs (2026)
Where is distress concentrating in Buffalo County, South Dakota? DLRadar grades every Buffalo County ZIP 0-100 from foreclosure, tax-lien, mortgage and insurance records. Here is the 2026 Buffalo County breakdown.
- Buffalo County reads peak — home values up 2.2% year over year, 0.4% off peak.
- Lending headwind in Buffalo County sits at 100/100 — a forward read on distressed supply.
Source: the DLRadar property-distress index, rebuilt monthly from public records. Cite it freely with attribution to DLRadar (dlradar.com).
What is driving Buffalo County distress
DLRadar builds Buffalo County's distress picture only from records anyone can pull: FHFA price data, CFPB delinquency, county foreclosure and tax-lien filings, FEMA/NFIP claims and Census ACS.
Buffalo County market phase and pricing
DLRadar places Buffalo County in peak; prices moved up 2.2% over the year and remain 0.4% under peak. Longer marketing times follow, and with them the sellers worth calling.
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Frequently asked
What is the hardest-hit ZIP in Buffalo County?
How would you describe the Buffalo County market phase?
The market phase for Buffalo County is peak, prices rising 2.2% on the year — derived from the FHFA House Price Index path.
How is the Buffalo County data sourced?
The inputs are all public: FHFA for the peak path, CFPB mortgage performance, recorder filings from the county, FEMA and NFIP, and Census ACS. Because every Buffalo County ZIP run through the identical model used nationwide, the figures compare directly against any other market.
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This is a deterministic read of public filings, not advice of any kind — investment, legal or financial. The underlying index updates each month.