ZIP 53178 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report

In Jefferson County, Wisconsin, ZIP 53178 scores 28 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: climate & FEMA risk (78/100). What sets it apart are the readings on construction/permit lag (97/100), structural risk (63/100), institutional ownership (33/100). institutional ownership (33/100) and mortgage stress (2/100) stay muted. Structural exposure scores 63 and live distress 1 on the 0–100 scale.

Prices here sit in a expansion phase: values rose 5.3% over the trailing year, and 19% higher over three years (phase confidence 32/100). Appreciation rarely lifts every parcel — the laggards are the opportunity.

2,741 residents call 53178 home, typically aged 49. The poverty rate is 7.1% — low. Vacancy runs 7.5%. At $94,522, median income runs above typical U.S. levels. There are about 1,137 housing units across 53178. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 27/100. Home values center near $371,500, an affordability ratio of 3.6× — accessible. Around 21% of renters are cost-burdened. Owners hold 74% of homes, renters 26%. About 24% have a four-year degree.

Overall, 53178 shows a mixed profile — neither uniformly stressed nor insulated — so opportunity is property-specific. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.

Because one deterministic model scores every ZIP, 53178's 28/100 can be lined up against any neighbor in Jefferson County, Wisconsin or any ZIP coast to coast. 53178 carries no interpolated values - each figure ties to a public source and refreshes the moment new records land.

The 28/100 figure for 53178 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. In workflow terms, 53178 is a go/no-go - the score says whether to drill in, then DLRadar carries you to parcels, capital and closing.