ZIP 56244 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

Stevens County, Minnesota's ZIP 56244 registers 7/100 composite distress, which DLRadar reads as minimal. On the structural side it scores 16/100, with 1/100 of stress already active. The most distinctive pressure shows up in construction/permit lag (41/100), structural risk (16/100), mortgage stress (4/100). By contrast, mortgage stress (4/100) and institutional ownership (3/100) register low.

The market reads peak — home values rose 4.8% year on year, and 22% higher over three years (phase confidence 37/100). Topping markets hide individual distress behind strong averages.

6.3% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. The ZIP holds roughly 716 housing units. Median household income is $82,841, near the U.S. median near $78,000. Owners hold 81% of homes, renters 19%. Educational attainment sits at 18% bachelor's-or-above. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 20/100. Home values center near $162,100, an affordability ratio of 1.7× — accessible. The vacancy rate is 12.5% — elevated. Around 7% of renters are cost-burdened. About 1,739 people live here, median age 33.

Net-net, 56244 is a working-distress ZIP — the kind that rewards current, parcel-level intelligence. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.