ZIP 56240 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 56240 in Big Stone County, Minnesota carries a composite property-distress score of 10/100 — a minimal reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. On the structural side it scores 25/100, with 2/100 of stress already active. What sets it apart are the readings on construction/permit lag (90/100), structural risk (25/100), mortgage stress (7/100). mortgage stress (7/100) and institutional ownership (3/100) stay muted.

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 4.8% over the trailing year (phase confidence 37/100). At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

At $66,250, median income runs below typical U.S. levels. 807 residents call 56240 home, typically aged 46. The poverty rate is 17.1% — high, a tax-stress and distress correlate. The ZIP holds roughly 422 housing units. Around 54% of renters are cost-burdened. Around 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 30/100. The typical home is worth about $153,400 (1.8× income, relatively affordable). 73% of housing is owner-occupied. The vacancy rate is 13.9% — elevated.

Taken together, 56240 profiles as an active-distress market where motivated-seller and below-market acquisitions concentrate. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.