Seward County, NE Distress Report: Foreclosure, Tax Liens & ZIPs (2026)
Where is distress concentrating in Seward County, Nebraska? DLRadar grades every Seward County ZIP 0-100 from foreclosure, tax-lien, mortgage and insurance records, peaking at 30/100. Here is the 2026 Seward County breakdown.
- Seward County's most distressed ZIP is 68528 at 30/100.
- 19 ZIP codes tracked in Seward County, averaging 17/100 distress.
- Seward County reads peak — home values up 2.1% year over year.
- Vacancy runs 7.2% across Seward County's tracked ZIPs, with a 7% poverty rate.
- The typical Seward County home is worth about $221,437 against a ~$81,979 median income.
- Lending headwind in Seward County sits at 49/100 — a forward read on distressed supply.
Based on DLRadar's public-record distress index, updated every month. Free to cite with attribution to DLRadar (dlradar.com).
| Rank | ZIP | Composite distress |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 68528 | 30/100 |
| 2 | 68428 | 29/100 |
| 3 | 68339 | 28/100 |
| 4 | 68065 | 26/100 |
| 5 | 68423 | 16/100 |
| 6 | 68313 | 15/100 |
| 7 | 68314 | 15/100 |
| 8 | 68330 | 15/100 |
| 9 | 68360 | 15/100 |
| 10 | 68364 | 15/100 |
| 11 | 68405 | 15/100 |
| 12 | 68434 | 15/100 |
Most distressed ZIP codes in Seward County (composite distress 0-100, 2026)
What is driving Seward County distress
Seward County's placement in the national index rests on public filings — a 17/100 average across its ZIPs. DLRadar reads FHFA price trajectory, CFPB mortgage delinquency, recorder-level foreclosure and tax-lien activity, FEMA/NFIP loss history and Census ACS demographics.
Seward County market phase and pricing
DLRadar places Seward County in peak; prices moved up 2.1% over the year. Longer marketing times follow, and with them the sellers worth calling.
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Questions about this county
Where is distress highest inside Seward County, NE?
ZIP 68528 leads Seward County at 30/100, recomputed monthly from public records.
Is Seward County expanding or contracting?
Seward County is classified peak with a 2.1% year-over-year increase, following the FHFA House Price Index.
Can the Seward County figures be verified?
Every Seward 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 19 Seward County ZIP codes that it runs on every other U.S. county, so Seward County's numbers are directly comparable to any other market.
How much do distress scores vary between Seward County ZIP codes?
A county average hides the spread. Across the Seward County ZIPs DLRadar ranks, scores run from 30/100 in 68528 down to 15/100 in 68434, against a Seward County average of 17/100. Because the gap runs to 15 points, Seward County rewards ZIP-level precision.
What do Seward County home values and vacancy say about distressed supply?
The typical Seward County home carries about $221,437 of value against a median household income near $81,979. Vacancy across Seward County's tracked ZIPs runs 7.2% and the poverty rate is 7%. When budgets are stretched and homes sit vacant, arrears become listings — the reason these sit alongside Seward County's foreclosure and tax-lien record and its 49/100 lending headwind.
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