ZIP 05262 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

Bennington County, Vermont's ZIP 05262 registers 21/100 composite distress, which DLRadar reads as low. Environmental exposure also runs high (FEMA disaster exposure (64/100)). On the structural side it scores 46/100, with 6/100 of stress already active. The most distinctive pressure shows up in construction/permit lag (48/100), structural risk (46/100), institutional ownership (40/100). On the quiet end sit mortgage stress (20/100).

The peak-phase market in 05262 posted values that rose 4.8% over the year, and 59% higher over three years (phase confidence 44/100). Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

Median household income is $88,417, above the U.S. median near $78,000. 6.5% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Population is roughly 1,979 with a median age of 54. Home values center near $253,600, an affordability ratio of 2.8× — accessible. Around 59% of renters are cost-burdened. Educational attainment sits at 33% bachelor's-or-above. The ZIP holds roughly 890 housing units. The vacancy rate is 20.5% — elevated. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 29/100. Owners hold 93% of homes, renters 7%.

On the whole, 05262 leans distressed, with opportunity clustered in specific stressed parcels. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.