Yellow Medicine County, MN Distress Report: Foreclosure, Tax Liens & ZIPs (2026)
Where is distress concentrating in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota? DLRadar grades every Yellow Medicine County ZIP 0-100 from foreclosure, tax-lien, mortgage and insurance records, peaking at 21/100. Here is the 2026 Yellow Medicine County breakdown.
- Yellow Medicine County's most distressed ZIP is 56229 at 21/100.
- 14 ZIP codes tracked in Yellow Medicine County, averaging 10/100 distress.
- Yellow Medicine County reads peak — home values up 3.4% year over year.
- Vacancy runs 11.6% across Yellow Medicine County's tracked ZIPs, with a 10.4% poverty rate.
- The typical Yellow Medicine County home is worth about $159,136 against a ~$72,892 median income.
- Lending headwind in Yellow Medicine County sits at 67/100 — 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 | 56229 | 21/100 |
| 2 | 56264 | 20/100 |
| 3 | 56292 | 19/100 |
| 4 | 56214 | 16/100 |
| 5 | 56291 | 14/100 |
| 6 | 56265 | 13/100 |
| 7 | 56241 | 6/100 |
| 8 | 56297 | 6/100 |
| 9 | 56220 | 5/100 |
| 10 | 56223 | 5/100 |
| 11 | 56237 | 5/100 |
| 12 | 56245 | 5/100 |
Most distressed ZIP codes in Yellow Medicine County (composite distress 0-100, 2026)
What is driving Yellow Medicine County distress
Nothing here is estimated: Yellow Medicine County is scored from filings alone, and its ZIPs average 10/100 composite distress. The inputs are FHFA house prices, CFPB delinquency, county recorder foreclosure and lien records, FEMA and NFIP claims, and Census ACS.
Yellow Medicine County market phase and pricing
Yellow Medicine County reads peak — home prices rose 3.4% over the last year. When prices ease, days-on-market stretch out, surfacing more motivated sellers.
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Common questions
Which ZIP code leads Yellow Medicine County on distress?
ZIP 56229 leads Yellow Medicine County at 21/100, recomputed monthly from public records.
Where is Yellow Medicine County in the housing cycle?
Yellow Medicine County is classified peak with a 3.4% year-over-year increase, following the FHFA House Price Index.
Can the Yellow Medicine County figures be verified?
Nothing here is proprietary or estimated — FHFA price data, CFPB performance data, county recorder records, FEMA/NFIP and Census ACS. All 14 Yellow Medicine County ZIPs are scored by the same deterministic method applied to every U.S. county.
How much do distress scores vary between Yellow Medicine County ZIP codes?
One county number flattens a wide range. Across the Yellow Medicine County ZIPs DLRadar ranks, scores run from 21/100 in 56229 down to 5/100 in 56245, against a Yellow Medicine County average of 10/100. With 16 points between best and worst, county-level targeting in Yellow Medicine County wastes effort.
What do Yellow Medicine County home values and vacancy say about distressed supply?
The typical Yellow Medicine County home carries about $159,136 of value against a median household income near $72,892. Vacancy across Yellow Medicine County's tracked ZIPs runs 11.6% and the poverty rate is 10.4%. Thin affordability and empty housing are what convert a late payment into a sale, so they are read next to Yellow Medicine County's foreclosure and lien filings and its 67/100 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.