Hayes County, NE: Foreclosures, Tax Liens & Distressed Properties

Hayes County, Nebraska is scored end-to-end by DLRadar for property distress, drawn only from deterministic public records. Bank/credit headwind for the county is 58 on a 0–100 scale, a moderate reading. The county's ZIP scores run from 3 up to 13/100. There are 8 scored ZIPs in the county (mean composite 8/100).

Currently peak, Hayes County saw prices rise 3.3% year over year, at 24/100 phase confidence. This late in the run, distress turns selective leaving the wins in individual deals.

Hayes County's topped-out +3.3% YoY (24/100 confidence) means selectivity rules well beyond the county average. A mid-cycle 58/100 lender reading implies a blend the ZIP scores sort out.

The most-distressed ZIP codes in Hayes County are 69169 (13/100), 69134 (12/100), 69045 (10/100), 69001 (9/100), 69024 (7/100), 69032 (5/100), each with its own full DLRadar report. Also scored across the county: 69040, 69038.

Profile-wise, Hayes County's tracked footprint show household income averaging about $59,046, below the national median, median home values around $124,613 (below the national figure), a 19.7% vacancy rate, 73% of homes owner-occupied, poverty running near 10.7%, a median age of 45.1. These fundamentals shape which owners come under strain and how quickly stock clears.

With a minimal 8/100 reading over 8 ZIPs, the edge is selective acquisition and not a county-wide play. A DLRadar subscription opens every Hayes County parcel: owner and contact detail, APN, a distress score and bank-exposure read.

The distress read for Hayes County, Nebraska is refreshed as new public records post and uses the same methodology coast to coast, so Hayes County stays directly comparable to any other market you track.

Scores in Hayes County, Nebraska exist to concentrate effort: a handful of ZIPs hold most of the distress, and the rest seldom justify the acquisition cost. Every Hayes County signal ties to a named public source, and where the record is sparse DLRadar shows nothing instead of guessing.

Drilling in, Hayes County's highest-scoring ZIPs are 69169 (13/100), 69134 (12/100), 69045 (10/100), 69001 (9/100), 69024 (7/100), 69032 (5/100). DLRadar also scores 69040, 69038 across the county. Every one of these is scored independently — a ZIP's composite reflects its own recorded distress, which is why the county average alone hides where the real pressure sits.

The Hayes County score is not a single measure but a composite: foreclosure activity, mortgage and tax-lien stress, and local lender headwind each feed it, which is why understanding the components matters as much as the headline number.