Ward County, ND: Foreclosures, Tax Liens & Distressed Properties

Across Ward County, North Dakota, DLRadar grades every ZIP for foreclosure, mortgage, tax and bank-stress distress. ZIP-level distress ranges from 16/100 at the top down to 1/100. The county spans 24 scored ZIP codes, averaging 12/100 composite distress. Lender pressure in Ward County registers 71/100 — a elevated bank-stress headwind.

Currently expansion, Ward County saw prices rise 8.0% year over year (phase confidence 79/100). Even as prices climb, specific ZIPs still slip even as the headline looks strong.

With growth of +8.0% YoY (79/100 confidence), well-bought parcels resell faster so buy those and momentum helps on exit. An elevated 71/100 reading signals what's coming: banks under pressure move REO faster.

Distress concentrates in ZIP 58716 (16/100), ZIP 58735 (16/100), ZIP 58759 (16/100), ZIP 58779 (16/100), ZIP 58701 (15/100), ZIP 58703 (15/100) — drill into any for the parcel-level read. Other tracked Ward County ZIPs include 58704, 58705, 58707, 58722, 58733, 58781, 58785, 58756, 58718, 58734.

Underneath the scores, the ZIPs DLRadar tracks across Ward County show a 16.8% vacancy rate, 80% of homes owner-occupied, household income averaging about $79,369, roughly at the national median, typical home values near $208,914, 4.4% of households below the poverty line, a median age of 39.4. Numbers like these signal who sells under pressure and how fast a deal moves.

All in at 12/100 over 24 ZIPs, distress here is parcel-specific rather than a blanket buy. A DLRadar subscription opens every Ward County parcel: owner, APN and address, per-parcel scoring with lender exposure and resale velocity.

Whether Ward County, North Dakota carries heavy distress or only a handful of flagged parcels, every score here is built the same deterministic way — from recorded foreclosures, tax delinquency, liens and lender stress — so Ward County can be compared directly against any county in the country.

For anyone buying in Ward County, the scores answer one question first — which ZIPs deserve the marketing budget, with the top reading 16/100. Every Ward County signal ties to a named public source, and where the record is sparse DLRadar shows nothing instead of guessing.

The ZIP breakdown for Ward County leads with 58716 (16/100), 58735 (16/100), 58759 (16/100), 58779 (16/100), 58701 (15/100), 58703 (15/100). DLRadar also scores 58704, 58705, 58707, 58722, 58733, 58781, 58785, 58756 and more across the county. Because each ZIP is graded on its own foreclosure, tax and lender record, the county's distress is best read code by code rather than as a single number.

Under Ward County's headline composite sit distinct layers — recorded foreclosures, tax and lien delinquency, mortgage stress and bank headwind — each scored separately before they roll up, so the same total can describe very different markets.