ZIP 57538 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Gregory County, South Dakota, ZIP 57538 scores 14 of 100 for composite distress, a minimal level on DLRadar's public-record index. Its standout signals are construction/permit lag (46/100), institutional ownership (32/100), structural risk (30/100). On the quiet end sit structural risk (30/100) and mortgage stress (16/100). Structural exposure scores 30 and live distress 5 on the 0–100 scale.

The peak-phase market in 57538 posted values that rose 4.3% over the year, at 32/100 phase confidence. Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

Households earn a median $45,500 — below the roughly $78,000 national figure. On demographic stress specifically, 57538 scores 28/100. Population is roughly 247 with a median age of 42. Vacancy runs 47.4%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. The tenure split is 89% owner-occupied to 11% rented. There are about 181 housing units across 57538. Roughly 1.2% live below the poverty line, a low share typical of higher-equity areas. A median home runs $61,400 here. About 18% have a four-year degree.

On the whole, 57538 leans distressed, with opportunity clustered in specific stressed parcels. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.