Custer County, MT Distress Report: Foreclosure, Tax Liens & ZIPs (2026)
Where is distress concentrating in Custer County, Montana? DLRadar grades every Custer County ZIP 0-100 from foreclosure, tax-lien, mortgage and insurance records, peaking at 16/100. Here is the 2026 Custer County breakdown.
- Custer County's most distressed ZIP is 59301 at 16/100.
- 7 ZIP codes tracked in Custer County, averaging 13/100 distress.
- Custer County reads peak — home values up 2.2% year over year.
- Vacancy runs 19.6% across Custer County's tracked ZIPs, with a 13.2% poverty rate.
- The typical Custer County home is worth about $202,414 against a ~$62,898 median income.
- Lending headwind in Custer County sits at 30/100 — a forward read on distressed supply.
Data drawn from the DLRadar distress index, recomputed monthly from public filings. Cite with attribution to DLRadar (dlradar.com).
| Rank | ZIP | Composite distress |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 59301 | 16/100 |
| 2 | 59338 | 16/100 |
| 3 | 59336 | 15/100 |
| 4 | 59345 | 15/100 |
| 5 | 59351 | 13/100 |
| 6 | 59349 | 11/100 |
| 7 | 59347 | 6/100 |
Most distressed ZIP codes in Custer County (composite distress 0-100, 2026)
What is driving Custer County distress
Nothing here is estimated: Custer County is scored from filings alone, and its ZIPs average 13/100 composite distress. The inputs are FHFA house prices, CFPB delinquency, county recorder foreclosure and lien records, FEMA and NFIP claims, and Census ACS.
Custer County market phase and pricing
Phase for Custer County: peak (+2.2% YoY). As pricing power fades, listings sit longer and sellers become reachable.
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Questions and answers
Which Custer County ZIP scores worst for distress?
ZIP 59301 leads Custer County at 16/100, recomputed monthly from public records.
What stage of the price cycle is Custer County at?
Phase for Custer County: peak, tracking a 2.2% gain year over year, read off the FHFA index.
How is the Custer County data sourced?
Every Custer County figure traces to a public source — FHFA House Price Index for the peak trajectory, CFPB mortgage performance, county recorder filings, FEMA/NFIP and Census ACS. The same deterministic model scores all 7 Custer County ZIP codes that it runs on every other U.S. county, so Custer County's numbers are directly comparable to any other market.
How much do distress scores vary between Custer County ZIP codes?
A single county score papers over real variation. Across the Custer County ZIPs DLRadar ranks, scores run from 16/100 in 59301 down to 6/100 in 59347, against a Custer County average of 13/100. That 10-point gap is why acquisition targeting in Custer County works at ZIP level rather than county level.
What do Custer County home values and vacancy say about distressed supply?
The typical Custer County home carries about $202,414 of value against a median household income near $62,898. Vacancy across Custer County's tracked ZIPs runs 19.6% and the poverty rate is 13.2%. Vacancy and strained affordability are the conditions that make arrears become supply, read here against Custer County's foreclosure and tax-lien filings and its 30/100 lending headwind.
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DLRadar scores property distress from public records by deterministic formulas — not investment, legal, or financial advice. Figures refresh monthly from the live index.