ZIP 57438 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 57438 in Faulk County, South Dakota carries a composite property-distress score of 5/100 — a minimal reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. The latent-versus-live split is 11/100 structural and 2/100 already moving. What sets it apart are the readings on construction/permit lag (33/100), structural risk (11/100), mortgage stress (5/100). By contrast, mortgage stress (5/100) and institutional ownership (3/100) register low.

The market reads peak — home values rose 4.3% year on year (phase confidence 32/100). Topping markets hide individual distress behind strong averages.

Median household income is $72,847, near the U.S. median near $78,000. The vacancy rate is 28.8% — elevated. Home values center near $134,400, an affordability ratio of 1.6× — accessible. Around 14% of renters are cost-burdened. 20.3% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. The ZIP holds roughly 557 housing units. Educational attainment sits at 25% bachelor's-or-above. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 24/100. About 983 people live here, median age 40. Owners hold 73% of homes, renters 27%.

Net-net, 57438 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.