ZIP 59301 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Custer County, Montana, ZIP 59301 scores 11 of 100 for composite distress, a minimal level on DLRadar's public-record index. Its standout signals are construction/permit lag (50/100), structural risk (24/100), mortgage stress (4/100). By contrast, mortgage stress (4/100) and institutional ownership (3/100) register low. Structural exposure scores 24 and live distress 1 on the 0–100 scale.

The market reads peak — home values rose 3.4% year on year, and 26% higher over three years, at 41/100 phase confidence. Topping markets hide individual distress behind strong averages.

About 11,598 people live here, median age 43. Home values center near $217,900, an affordability ratio of 3.2× — accessible. Vacancy runs 12.4%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. Owners hold 67% of homes, renters 33%. Educational attainment sits at 30% bachelor's-or-above. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 29/100. Rent burden reaches 36% of tenant households. There are about 5,549 housing units across 59301. Median household income is $63,643, below the U.S. median near $78,000. 11.5% of residents fall below the poverty threshold.

Net-net, 59301 is a working-distress ZIP — the kind that rewards current, parcel-level intelligence. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.