ZIP 55396 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Sibley County, Minnesota, ZIP 55396 scores 19 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. Environmental exposure also runs high (FEMA disaster exposure (64/100)). Its standout signals are institutional ownership (47/100), structural risk (42/100), construction/permit lag (29/100). On the quiet end sit construction/permit lag (29/100) and mortgage stress (18/100). Structural exposure scores 42 and live distress 5 on the 0–100 scale.

The peak-phase market in 55396 posted values that rose 4.8% over the year, and 18% higher over three years, at 37/100 phase confidence. Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

Population is roughly 2,162 with a median age of 43. Rent burden reaches 13% of tenant households. There are about 1,055 housing units across 55396. Vacancy runs 10.7%. The typical home is worth about $201,800 (2.6× income, relatively affordable). The poverty rate is 9.5%. Around 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. At $72,232, median income runs near typical U.S. levels. 84% of housing is owner-occupied. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 23/100.

On balance 55396 is mixed, rewarding parcel-by-parcel screening over broad assumptions. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.