ZIP 53005 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report

In Waukesha County, Wisconsin, ZIP 53005 scores 34 of 100 for composite distress, a moderate level on DLRadar's public-record index. Its standout signals are structural risk (77/100), construction/permit lag (74/100), institutional ownership (53/100). On the quiet end sit mortgage stress (19/100). The latent-versus-live split is 77/100 structural and 6/100 already moving. Environmental exposure also runs high (flood (NFIP) exposure (95/100), climate & FEMA risk (91/100)).

The expansion-phase market in 53005 posted values that rose 6.0% over the year, and 21% higher over three years (phase confidence 35/100). Rising prices can mask pockets of distress, where per-parcel scoring earns its keep.

Around 22% of renters are cost-burdened. The poverty rate is 3.2% — low. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 20/100. The ZIP holds roughly 8,794 housing units. At $123,486, median income runs above typical U.S. levels. Around 62% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The vacancy rate is 2.6%. 85% of housing is owner-occupied. Population is roughly 22,125 with a median age of 43. The typical home is worth about $415,800 (3.1× income, relatively affordable).

On balance 53005 is mixed, rewarding parcel-by-parcel screening over broad assumptions. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.