ZIP 56024 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 56024 in Blue Earth County, Minnesota carries a composite property-distress score of 29/100 — a low reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. What sets it apart are the readings on structural risk (65/100), construction/permit lag (54/100), institutional ownership (53/100). mortgage stress (20/100) stay muted. On the structural side it scores 65/100, with 6/100 of stress already active. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — flood (NFIP) exposure (85/100), climate & FEMA risk (74/100), FEMA disaster exposure (64/100).

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 3.0% over the trailing year, and 21% higher over three years (phase confidence 26/100). At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 24/100. Around 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The poverty rate is 6.2% — low. Around 27% of renters are cost-burdened. The ZIP holds roughly 1,373 housing units. The typical home is worth about $285,600 (2.7× income, relatively affordable). 3,595 residents call 56024 home, typically aged 33. The vacancy rate is 3.0%. At $96,667, median income runs above typical U.S. levels. 69% of housing is owner-occupied.

Overall, 56024 shows a mixed profile — neither uniformly stressed nor insulated — so opportunity is property-specific. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.