ZIP 53185 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 53185 in Racine County, Wisconsin carries a composite property-distress score of 20/100 — a low reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. Structural exposure scores 44 and live distress 1 on the 0–100 scale. What sets it apart are the readings on construction/permit lag (52/100), structural risk (44/100), institutional ownership (7/100). On the quiet end sit institutional ownership (7/100) and mortgage stress (4/100). Environmental exposure also runs high (climate & FEMA risk (86/100)).

The expansion-phase market in 53185 posted values that rose 8.2% over the year, and 26% higher over three years, at 44/100 phase confidence. Rising prices can mask pockets of distress, where per-parcel scoring earns its keep.

82% of housing is owner-occupied. The poverty rate is 5.1% — low. There are about 8,211 housing units across 53185. Rent burden reaches 28% of tenant households. The typical home is worth about $384,600 (3.5× income, relatively affordable). Vacancy runs 6.7%. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 26/100. At $100,896, median income runs above typical U.S. levels. Population is roughly 18,786 with a median age of 47. Around 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Broadly, 53185 is a steadier market — the deals are the exceptions, not the rule. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.