ZIP 05904 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

DLRadar grades ZIP 05904 (Essex County, Vermont) at a low 17/100 for overall property distress. Structural exposure scores 37 and live distress 8 on the 0–100 scale. Property-level stress concentrates in construction/permit lag (71/100), institutional ownership (47/100), structural risk (37/100). On the quiet end sit structural risk (37/100) and mortgage stress (25/100). Environmental exposure also runs high (FEMA disaster exposure (88/100)).

The expansion-phase market in 05904 posted values that rose 6.5% over the year, at 44/100 phase confidence. Rising prices can mask pockets of distress, where per-parcel scoring earns its keep.

Population is roughly 187 with a median age of 56. Home values center near $99,600, an affordability ratio of 2.8× — accessible. 9.6% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Rent burden reaches 65% of tenant households. Vacancy runs 35.2%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 35/100. There are about 155 housing units across 05904. Median household income is $45,000, below the U.S. median near $78,000. Owners hold 68% of homes, renters 32%. Educational attainment sits at 20% bachelor's-or-above.

On the whole, 05904 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.