ZIP 53551 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

DLRadar grades ZIP 53551 (Jefferson County, Wisconsin) at a minimal 12/100 for overall property distress. Property-level stress concentrates in structural risk (24/100), institutional ownership (3/100), mortgage stress (2/100). On the quiet end sit institutional ownership (3/100) and mortgage stress (2/100). The latent-versus-live split is 24/100 structural and 1/100 already moving. Environmental exposure also runs high (climate & FEMA risk (78/100)).

The expansion-phase market in 53551 posted values that rose 5.8% over the year, and 29% higher over three years (phase confidence 33/100). Rising prices can mask pockets of distress, where per-parcel scoring earns its keep.

The vacancy rate is 11.0%. The poverty rate is 5.6% — low. The ZIP holds roughly 4,177 housing units. Around 18% of renters are cost-burdened. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 24/100. Around 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. At $89,841, median income runs above typical U.S. levels. Population is roughly 9,485 with a median age of 41. 76% of housing is owner-occupied. The typical home is worth about $357,400 (3.6× income, relatively affordable).

Broadly, 53551 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.