ZIP 57042 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Lake County, South Dakota, ZIP 57042 scores 12 of 100 for composite distress, a minimal level on DLRadar's public-record index. Its standout signals are institutional ownership (32/100), structural risk (24/100), mortgage stress (15/100). By contrast, structural risk (24/100) and mortgage stress (15/100) register low. Structural exposure scores 24 and live distress 4 on the 0–100 scale.

The market reads peak — home values rose 4.3% year on year, and 29% higher over three years, at 32/100 phase confidence. Topping markets hide individual distress behind strong averages.

About 7,900 people live here, median age 41. Owners hold 64% of homes, renters 36%. 10.6% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Educational attainment sits at 37% bachelor's-or-above. Vacancy runs 13.8%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 29/100. Home values center near $228,200, an affordability ratio of 3.2× — accessible. Rent burden reaches 35% of tenant households. There are about 3,800 housing units across 57042. Median household income is $68,672, near the U.S. median near $78,000.

Net-net, 57042 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.