ZIP 53956 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Columbia County, Wisconsin, ZIP 53956 scores 17 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. Structural exposure scores 37 and live distress 2 on the 0–100 scale. Its standout signals are structural risk (37/100), construction/permit lag (26/100), institutional ownership (10/100). On the quiet end sit institutional ownership (10/100) and mortgage stress (5/100). Environmental exposure also runs high (climate & FEMA risk (77/100)).

The peak-phase market in 53956 posted values that rose 4.9% over the year, and 35% higher over three years, at 31/100 phase confidence. Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

There are about 1,536 housing units across 53956. Around 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Population is roughly 3,238 with a median age of 41. At $84,722, median income runs near typical U.S. levels. The typical home is worth about $232,800 (2.5× income, relatively affordable). The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 25/100. 82% of housing is owner-occupied. Rent burden reaches 28% of tenant households. Vacancy runs 13.3%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. The poverty rate is 5.0% — low.

On the whole, 53956 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.