ZIP 05262 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report

In Bennington County, Vermont, ZIP 05262 scores 24 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's distress index. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: FEMA disaster exposure (71/100). Structural exposure scores 51 and live distress 6 on the 0–100 scale. The sharpest non-environmental signals are construction/permit lag (73/100), structural risk (51/100), institutional ownership (37/100). On the quiet end sit institutional ownership (37/100) and mortgage stress (20/100).

The market reads neutral — home values rose 4.4% year on year, and 59% higher over three years (phase confidence 29/100). Appreciation rarely lifts every parcel — the laggards are the opportunity.

Households earn a median $88,417 — above the roughly $78,000 national figure. The poverty rate is 6.5% — low. Population is roughly 1,979 with a median age of 54. A median home runs $253,600 here, or 2.8 times local income. Around 59% of renters are cost-burdened. About 33% have a four-year degree. 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%.

Net-net, 05262 is a working-distress ZIP — the kind that rewards current, parcel-level intelligence. Parcel-level detail for 05262 is not published yet -- the ZIP-level readings above remain fully sourced.

The 05262 read uses the identical scoring model applied coast to coast, which means its 24/100 score means exactly what it means anywhere else, and 05262 stays directly comparable to neighboring ZIPs and the rest of Bennington County, Vermont. 05262 carries no interpolated values - each figure ties to a public source and refreshes the moment new records land.

05262's score blends several independent layers — foreclosure and mortgage stress, tax and lien delinquency, bank headwind and structural exposure — into one 0–100 number, so understanding the components matters as much as the headline for anyone screening the ZIP. Practically, 05262 works as a screen — verify the reading, drill to the specific parcels driving it, and carry the deal through capital and closing on the platform.