Columbia County, WI Distress Report: Foreclosure, Tax Liens & ZIPs (2026)
Where is distress concentrating in Columbia County, Wisconsin? DLRadar grades every Columbia County ZIP 0-100 from foreclosure, tax-lien, mortgage and insurance records, peaking at 23/100. Here is the 2026 Columbia County breakdown.
- Columbia County's most distressed ZIP is 53532 at 23/100.
- 20 ZIP codes tracked in Columbia County, averaging 19/100 distress.
- Columbia County reads neutral — home values up 4.7% year over year.
- Vacancy runs 10.1% across Columbia County's tracked ZIPs, with a 7.7% poverty rate.
- The typical Columbia County home is worth about $274,900 against a ~$85,986 median income.
- Lending headwind in Columbia County sits at 12/100 — a forward read on distressed supply.
Numbers from the DLRadar public-record distress index, refreshed each month. Quote them freely with credit to DLRadar (dlradar.com).
| Rank | ZIP | Composite distress |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 53532 | 23/100 |
| 2 | 53555 | 21/100 |
| 3 | 53583 | 21/100 |
| 4 | 53911 | 21/100 |
| 5 | 53561 | 20/100 |
| 6 | 53901 | 20/100 |
| 7 | 53928 | 20/100 |
| 8 | 53932 | 20/100 |
| 9 | 53935 | 20/100 |
| 10 | 53955 | 20/100 |
| 11 | 53956 | 20/100 |
| 12 | 53960 | 20/100 |
Most distressed ZIP codes in Columbia County (composite distress 0-100, 2026)
What is driving Columbia County distress
The Columbia County read is assembled from six public feeds — FHFA, CFPB, the county recorder, FEMA, NFIP and Census ACS, producing a 19/100 ZIP average. No proprietary or modelled inputs enter the score.
Columbia County market phase and pricing
Columbia County currently sits in neutral after a 4.7% gain in the past twelve months. Slower absorption is the mechanism that converts price weakness into motivated supply.
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Common questions
Where is distress highest inside Columbia County, WI?
ZIP 53532 leads Columbia County at 23/100, recomputed monthly from public records.
Is Columbia County expanding or contracting?
FHFA price-index movement places Columbia County in neutral; prices are up 4.7% over twelve months.
How is the Columbia County data sourced?
Nothing here is proprietary or estimated — FHFA price data, CFPB performance data, county recorder records, FEMA/NFIP and Census ACS. All 20 Columbia County ZIPs are scored by the same deterministic method applied to every U.S. county.
How much do distress scores vary between Columbia County ZIP codes?
The county figure is a blend, not a description. Across the Columbia County ZIPs DLRadar ranks, scores run from 23/100 in 53532 down to 20/100 in 53960, against a Columbia County average of 19/100. With 3 points between best and worst, county-level targeting in Columbia County wastes effort.
What do Columbia County home values and vacancy say about distressed supply?
The typical Columbia County home carries about $274,900 of value against a median household income near $85,986. Vacancy across Columbia County's tracked ZIPs runs 10.1% and the poverty rate is 7.7%. When budgets are stretched and homes sit vacant, arrears become listings — the reason these sit alongside Columbia County's foreclosure and tax-lien record and its 12/100 lending headwind.
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