ZIP 57551 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Bennett County, South Dakota, ZIP 57551 scores 7 of 100 for composite distress, a minimal level on DLRadar's public-record index. The latent-versus-live split is 14/100 structural and 5/100 already moving. Its standout signals are institutional ownership (32/100), mortgage stress (15/100), structural risk (14/100). mortgage stress (15/100) and structural risk (14/100) stay muted.

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 4.3% over the trailing year (phase confidence 32/100). At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

The ZIP holds roughly 833 housing units. The vacancy rate is 17.8% — elevated. The poverty rate is 23.9% — high, a tax-stress and distress correlate. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 31/100. The typical home is worth about $161,900 (2.6× income, relatively affordable). Around 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Around 36% of renters are cost-burdened. 64% of housing is owner-occupied. At $52,500, median income runs below typical U.S. levels. 2,026 residents call 57551 home, typically aged 36.

Taken together, 57551 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.