Cedar County, NE Distress Report: Foreclosure, Tax Liens & ZIPs (2026)
Where is distress concentrating in Cedar County, Nebraska? DLRadar grades every Cedar County ZIP 0-100 from foreclosure, tax-lien, mortgage and insurance records, peaking at 13/100. Here is the 2026 Cedar County breakdown.
- Cedar County's most distressed ZIP is 68730 at 13/100.
- 13 ZIP codes tracked in Cedar County, averaging 8/100 distress.
- Cedar County reads peak — home values up 3.3% year over year.
- Vacancy runs 17.8% across Cedar County's tracked ZIPs, with a 7.5% poverty rate.
- The typical Cedar County home is worth about $150,338 against a ~$77,894 median income.
- Lending headwind in Cedar County sits at 34/100 — a forward read on distressed supply.
All figures come from the monthly DLRadar distress index built on public records. Attribution to DLRadar (dlradar.com) appreciated.
| Rank | ZIP | Composite distress |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 68730 | 13/100 |
| 2 | 68786 | 13/100 |
| 3 | 68757 | 11/100 |
| 4 | 68717 | 7/100 |
| 5 | 68727 | 7/100 |
| 6 | 68736 | 7/100 |
| 7 | 68739 | 7/100 |
| 8 | 68745 | 7/100 |
| 9 | 68749 | 7/100 |
| 10 | 68774 | 7/100 |
| 11 | 68792 | 7/100 |
| 12 | 68771 | 6/100 |
Most distressed ZIP codes in Cedar County (composite distress 0-100, 2026)
What is driving Cedar County distress
DLRadar builds Cedar County's distress picture only from records anyone can pull; its ZIPs average 8/100: FHFA price data, CFPB delinquency, county foreclosure and tax-lien filings, FEMA/NFIP claims and Census ACS.
Cedar County market phase and pricing
Cedar County reads peak — home prices rose 3.3% over the last year. When prices ease, days-on-market stretch out, surfacing more motivated sellers.
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Common questions
Where is distress highest inside Cedar County, NE?
ZIP 68730 leads Cedar County at 13/100, recomputed monthly from public records.
Which phase does Cedar County sit in right now?
Phase for Cedar County: peak, tracking a 3.3% gain year over year, read off the FHFA index.
What is this Cedar County analysis built from?
Nothing here is proprietary or estimated — FHFA price data, CFPB performance data, county recorder records, FEMA/NFIP and Census ACS. All 13 Cedar County ZIPs are scored by the same deterministic method applied to every U.S. county.
How much do distress scores vary between Cedar County ZIP codes?
Averaging the county conceals how uneven it is. Across the Cedar County ZIPs DLRadar ranks, scores run from 13/100 in 68730 down to 6/100 in 68771, against a Cedar County average of 8/100. That 7-point gap is why acquisition targeting in Cedar County works at ZIP level rather than county level.
What do Cedar County home values and vacancy say about distressed supply?
The typical Cedar County home carries about $150,338 of value against a median household income near $77,894. Vacancy across Cedar County's tracked ZIPs runs 17.8% and the poverty rate is 7.5%. Stretched affordability and standing vacancy are what turn a missed payment into a listing, which is why DLRadar reads them alongside Cedar County's foreclosure and tax-lien filings and its 34/100 lending headwind.
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