Marathon County, WI Distress Report: Foreclosure, Tax Liens & ZIPs (2026)
Where is distress concentrating in Marathon County, Wisconsin? DLRadar grades every Marathon County ZIP 0-100 from foreclosure, tax-lien, mortgage and insurance records, peaking at 30/100. Here is the 2026 Marathon County breakdown.
- Marathon County's most distressed ZIP is 54401 at 30/100.
- 29 ZIP codes tracked in Marathon County, averaging 25/100 distress.
- Marathon County reads expansion — home values up 5.1% year over year.
- Vacancy runs 7.8% across Marathon County's tracked ZIPs, with a 8.3% poverty rate.
- The typical Marathon County home is worth about $205,825 against a ~$71,723 median income.
- Lending headwind in Marathon County sits at 48/100 — 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 | 54401 | 30/100 |
| 2 | 54403 | 30/100 |
| 3 | 54417 | 30/100 |
| 4 | 54426 | 30/100 |
| 5 | 54440 | 30/100 |
| 6 | 54448 | 30/100 |
| 7 | 54471 | 30/100 |
| 8 | 54474 | 30/100 |
| 9 | 54476 | 30/100 |
| 10 | 54484 | 30/100 |
| 11 | 54408 | 29/100 |
| 12 | 54411 | 29/100 |
Most distressed ZIP codes in Marathon County (composite distress 0-100, 2026)
What is driving Marathon County distress
DLRadar builds Marathon County's distress picture only from records anyone can pull; its ZIPs average 25/100: FHFA price data, CFPB delinquency, county foreclosure and tax-lien filings, FEMA/NFIP claims and Census ACS.
Marathon County market phase and pricing
Phase for Marathon County: expansion (+5.1% YoY). As pricing power fades, listings sit longer and sellers become reachable.
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Questions about this county
Which Marathon County ZIP scores worst for distress?
ZIP 54401 leads Marathon County at 30/100, recomputed monthly from public records.
What stage of the price cycle is Marathon County at?
FHFA price-index movement places Marathon County in expansion; prices are up 5.1% over twelve months.
How is the Marathon County data sourced?
Nothing here is proprietary or estimated — FHFA price data, CFPB performance data, county recorder records, FEMA/NFIP and Census ACS. All 29 Marathon County ZIPs are scored by the same deterministic method applied to every U.S. county.
How much do distress scores vary between Marathon County ZIP codes?
Averaging the county conceals how uneven it is. Across the Marathon County ZIPs DLRadar ranks, scores run from 30/100 in 54401 down to 29/100 in 54411, against a Marathon County average of 25/100. That 1-point gap is why acquisition targeting in Marathon County works at ZIP level rather than county level.
What do Marathon County home values and vacancy say about distressed supply?
The typical Marathon County home carries about $205,825 of value against a median household income near $71,723. Vacancy across Marathon County's tracked ZIPs runs 7.8% and the poverty rate is 8.3%. Vacancy and strained affordability are the conditions that make arrears become supply, read here against Marathon County's foreclosure and tax-lien filings and its 48/100 lending headwind.
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