ZIP 57718 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Meade County, South Dakota, ZIP 57718 scores 15 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. Its standout signals are construction/permit lag (59/100), structural risk (33/100), institutional ownership (5/100). On the quiet end sit institutional ownership (5/100) and mortgage stress (3/100). Structural exposure scores 33 and live distress 1 on the 0–100 scale.

The peak-phase market in 57718 posted values that rose 2.3% over the year, 2.0% off the recent peak, and 17% higher over three years, at 25/100 phase confidence. Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

Population is roughly 7,329 with a median age of 42. There are about 3,346 housing units across 57718. Vacancy runs 3.1%. Households earn a median $81,858 — near the roughly $78,000 national figure. The tenure split is 88% owner-occupied to 12% rented. On demographic stress specifically, 57718 scores 23/100. About 29% have a four-year degree. Rent burden reaches 21% of tenant households. A median home runs $300,100 here, or 3.3 times local income. Roughly 5.1% live below the poverty line, a low share typical of higher-equity areas.

Broadly, 57718 is a steadier market — the deals are the exceptions, not the rule. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.