ZIP 58438 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report

In Wells County, North Dakota, ZIP 58438 scores 17 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. Its standout signals are construction/permit lag (100/100), structural risk (38/100), institutional ownership (28/100). On the quiet end sit institutional ownership (28/100) and mortgage stress (14/100). Structural risk reads 38/100 against active distress of 4/100.

The expansion-phase market in 58438 posted values that rose 8.2% over the year, 2.0% off the recent peak, at 57/100 phase confidence. Rising prices can mask pockets of distress, where per-parcel scoring earns its keep.

Population is roughly 688 with a median age of 55. The tenure split is 81% owner-occupied to 19% rented. A median home runs $77,900 here, or 1.2 times local income. Vacancy runs 21.3%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. Households earn a median $66,172 — below the roughly $78,000 national figure. On demographic stress specifically, 58438 scores 21/100. There are about 451 housing units across 58438. About 16% have a four-year degree. Rent burden reaches 18% of tenant households. Roughly 13.7% live below the poverty line.

On the whole, 58438 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.