ZIP 55389 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

Composite property distress in 55389 (Meeker County, Minnesota) lands at 15/100 — low on DLRadar's public-record scoring. The sharpest non-environmental signals are construction/permit lag (70/100), structural risk (34/100), mortgage stress (3/100). By contrast, mortgage stress (3/100) and institutional ownership (3/100) register low. Structural exposure scores 34 and live distress 1 on the 0–100 scale.

The market reads peak — home values rose 3.3% year on year, and 33% higher over three years, at 35/100 phase confidence. Topping markets hide individual distress behind strong averages.

About 2,509 people live here, median age 40. Vacancy runs 11.6%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. The tenure split is 84% owner-occupied to 16% rented. About 12% have a four-year degree. Roughly 5.1% live below the poverty line, a low share typical of higher-equity areas. Households earn a median $92,109 — above the roughly $78,000 national figure. A median home runs $273,700 here, or 2.7 times local income. Rent burden reaches 31% of tenant households. There are about 1,010 housing units across 55389. On demographic stress specifically, 55389 scores 26/100.

Overall 55389 looks resilient on the surface, so the edge is isolating individual stressed parcels. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.