Steele County, ND Distress Report: Foreclosure, Tax Liens & ZIPs (2026)
Where is distress concentrating in Steele County, North Dakota? DLRadar grades every Steele County ZIP 0-100 from foreclosure, tax-lien, mortgage and insurance records, peaking at 25/100. Here is the 2026 Steele County breakdown.
- Steele County's most distressed ZIP is 58064 at 25/100.
- 12 ZIP codes tracked in Steele County, averaging 17/100 distress.
- Steele County reads peak — home values up 4.2% year over year.
- Vacancy runs 24.3% across Steele County's tracked ZIPs, with a 9% poverty rate.
- The typical Steele County home is worth about $185,858 against a ~$82,162 median income.
- Lending headwind in Steele County sits at 50/100 — 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 | 58064 | 25/100 |
| 2 | 58035 | 19/100 |
| 3 | 58056 | 19/100 |
| 4 | 58016 | 18/100 |
| 5 | 58274 | 18/100 |
| 6 | 58230 | 17/100 |
| 7 | 58277 | 17/100 |
| 8 | 58425 | 16/100 |
| 9 | 58046 | 15/100 |
| 10 | 58267 | 15/100 |
| 11 | 58240 | 12/100 |
| 12 | 58212 | 7/100 |
Most distressed ZIP codes in Steele County (composite distress 0-100, 2026)
What is driving Steele County distress
The Steele County read is assembled from six public feeds — FHFA, CFPB, the county recorder, FEMA, NFIP and Census ACS, producing a 17/100 ZIP average. No proprietary or modelled inputs enter the score.
Steele County market phase and pricing
The cycle in Steele County is peak, with values up 4.2% year over year. Softening prices lengthen time-on-market, which is where negotiable sellers appear.
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Questions and answers
Which Steele County ZIP scores worst for distress?
ZIP 58064 leads Steele County at 25/100, recomputed monthly from public records.
Which phase does Steele County sit in right now?
The market phase for Steele County is peak, prices rising 4.2% on the year — derived from the FHFA House Price Index path.
How is the Steele County data sourced?
Steele County draws on FHFA (peak trajectory), CFPB mortgage performance, county recorder filings, FEMA/NFIP and Census ACS — every one a public source. The scoring model does not change between counties, so these 12 ZIPs are comparable to anywhere else.
How much do distress scores vary between Steele County ZIP codes?
The county figure is a blend, not a description. Across the Steele County ZIPs DLRadar ranks, scores run from 25/100 in 58064 down to 7/100 in 58212, against a Steele County average of 17/100. Those 18 points separate the ZIPs worth working in Steele County from the rest.
What do Steele County home values and vacancy say about distressed supply?
The typical Steele County home carries about $185,858 of value against a median household income near $82,162. Vacancy across Steele County's tracked ZIPs runs 24.3% and the poverty rate is 9%. Vacancy and strained affordability are the conditions that make arrears become supply, read here against Steele County's foreclosure and tax-lien filings and its 50/100 lending headwind.
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Produced by fixed formulas over public records — research, not investment, legal or financial advice. The underlying index updates monthly.