ZIP 59036 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Wheatland County, Montana, ZIP 59036 scores 10 of 100 for composite distress, a minimal level on DLRadar's public-record index. Its standout signals are institutional ownership (42/100), structural risk (24/100), mortgage stress (19/100). structural risk (24/100) and mortgage stress (19/100) stay muted. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — flood (NFIP) exposure (63/100). The latent-versus-live split is 24/100 structural and 6/100 already moving.

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 3.4% over the trailing year (phase confidence 41/100). At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

At $50,859, median income runs below typical U.S. levels. Around 10% of renters are cost-burdened. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 31/100. 1,530 residents call 59036 home, typically aged 48. The poverty rate is 22.7% — high, a tax-stress and distress correlate. Around 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The ZIP holds roughly 823 housing units. 72% of housing is owner-occupied. The typical home is worth about $186,000 (3.7× income, relatively affordable). The vacancy rate is 23.1% — elevated.

Taken together, 59036 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.