ZIP 55042 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

Washington County, Minnesota's ZIP 55042 registers 19/100 composite distress, which DLRadar reads as low. Structural risk reads 41/100 against active distress of 2/100. Environmental exposure also runs high (climate & FEMA risk (87/100)). The most distinctive pressure shows up in structural risk (41/100), institutional ownership (14/100), construction/permit lag (12/100). On the quiet end sit construction/permit lag (12/100) and mortgage stress (6/100).

The peak-phase market in 55042 posted values that rose 2.9% over the year, and 9% higher over three years, at 23/100 phase confidence. Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

Vacancy runs 3.5%. At $154,779, median income runs above typical U.S. levels. The typical home is worth about $602,100 (3.8× income, relatively affordable). There are about 5,104 housing units across 55042. 93% of housing is owner-occupied. Rent burden reaches 70% of tenant households. Population is roughly 13,156 with a median age of 41. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 29/100. The poverty rate is 4.1% — low. Around 62% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Broadly, 55042 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.