ZIP 05853 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report

In Orleans County, Vermont, ZIP 05853 scores 30 of 100 for composite distress, a moderate level on DLRadar's distress index. The pressure is most legible in construction/permit lag (95/100), structural risk (68/100), institutional ownership (63/100). mortgage stress (28/100) stay muted. Structural risk reads 68/100 against active distress of 9/100. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: FEMA disaster exposure (88/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (71/100).

The market reads expansion — home values rose 6.2% year on year, at 46/100 phase confidence. Even climbing markets leave specific parcels in distress; the scoring isolates them.

The poverty rate is 8.5%. Around 0% of renters are cost-burdened. Median household income is $88,558, above the U.S. median near $78,000. 83% of housing is owner-occupied. There are about 727 housing units across 05853. 711 residents call 05853 home, typically aged 44. On demographic stress specifically, 05853 scores 24/100. Vacancy runs 55.7%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. Around 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The typical home is worth about $313,500 (2.9× income, relatively affordable).

Taken together, 05853 profiles as an active-distress market where motivated-seller and below-market acquisitions concentrate. Parcel-level detail for 05853 is not published yet -- the ZIP-level readings above remain fully sourced.

The 05853 read uses the identical scoring model applied coast to coast, which means its 30/100 score means exactly what it means anywhere else, and 05853 stays directly comparable to neighboring ZIPs and the rest of Orleans County, Vermont. Sparse data for 05853 shows as blanks, never estimates, and the score updates on every fresh public filing.

The 30/100 figure for 05853 is a composite, not one metric: it rolls up foreclosure and pre-foreclosure activity, mortgage stress, tax delinquency and liens, local lender headwind, and structural risk into a single reading, which is why a ZIP can look calm on price yet score high on distress. Practically, 05853 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.