ZIP 05255 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Bennington County, Vermont, ZIP 05255 scores 21 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. Its standout signals are construction/permit lag (48/100), structural risk (46/100), institutional ownership (40/100). By contrast, mortgage stress (20/100) register low. On the structural side it scores 46/100, with 6/100 of stress already active. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: FEMA disaster exposure (64/100).

The market reads peak — home values rose 4.8% year on year, and 45% higher over three years (phase confidence 44/100). Topping markets hide individual distress behind strong averages.

The ZIP holds roughly 2,469 housing units. About 4,086 people live here, median age 52. The poverty rate is 15.9%. The vacancy rate is 35.5% — elevated. At $97,037, median income runs above typical U.S. levels. Around 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Around 44% of renters are cost-burdened. The typical home is worth about $445,500 (4.1× income). The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 34/100. 81% of housing is owner-occupied.

Net-net, 05255 is a working-distress ZIP — the kind that rewards current, parcel-level intelligence. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.