Dawson County, NE Distress Report: Foreclosure, Tax Liens & ZIPs (2026)
Where is distress concentrating in Dawson County, Nebraska? DLRadar grades every Dawson County ZIP 0-100 from foreclosure, tax-lien, mortgage and insurance records, peaking at 27/100. Here is the 2026 Dawson County breakdown.
- Dawson County's most distressed ZIP is 69171 at 27/100.
- 12 ZIP codes tracked in Dawson County, averaging 19/100 distress.
- Dawson County reads peak — home values up 3.1% year over year.
- Vacancy runs 14.7% across Dawson County's tracked ZIPs, with a 8.1% poverty rate.
- The typical Dawson County home is worth about $160,627 against a ~$69,768 median income.
- Lending headwind in Dawson County sits at 41/100 — a forward read on distressed supply.
Data: DLRadar public-record property-distress index, refreshed monthly. Free to cite with attribution to DLRadar (dlradar.com) — a link back is appreciated.
| Rank | ZIP | Composite distress |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 69171 | 27/100 |
| 2 | 68850 | 26/100 |
| 3 | 69130 | 26/100 |
| 4 | 68863 | 25/100 |
| 5 | 68878 | 24/100 |
| 6 | 68834 | 23/100 |
| 7 | 68836 | 18/100 |
| 8 | 69028 | 15/100 |
| 9 | 69138 | 15/100 |
| 10 | 68937 | 13/100 |
| 11 | 69029 | 9/100 |
| 12 | 68860 | 6/100 |
Most distressed ZIP codes in Dawson County (composite distress 0-100, 2026)
What is driving Dawson County distress
The Dawson 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.
Dawson County market phase and pricing
Dawson County reads peak — home prices rose 3.1% over the last year. When prices ease, days-on-market stretch out, surfacing more motivated sellers.
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Frequently asked questions
Where is distress highest inside Dawson County, NE?
ZIP 69171 leads Dawson County at 27/100, recomputed monthly from public records.
Where is Dawson County in the housing cycle?
FHFA price-index movement places Dawson County in peak; prices are up 3.1% over twelve months.
What is this Dawson 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 12 Dawson County ZIPs are scored by the same deterministic method applied to every U.S. county.
How much do distress scores vary between Dawson County ZIP codes?
Averaging the county conceals how uneven it is. Across the Dawson County ZIPs DLRadar ranks, scores run from 27/100 in 69171 down to 6/100 in 68860, against a Dawson County average of 19/100. The 21-point range is the argument for ZIP-level search across Dawson County.
What do Dawson County home values and vacancy say about distressed supply?
The typical Dawson County home carries about $160,627 of value against a median household income near $69,768. Vacancy across Dawson County's tracked ZIPs runs 14.7% and the poverty rate is 8.1%. When budgets are stretched and homes sit vacant, arrears become listings — the reason these sit alongside Dawson County's foreclosure and tax-lien record and its 41/100 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.