ZIP 59324 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Carter County, Montana, ZIP 59324 scores 11 of 100 for composite distress, a minimal level on DLRadar's public-record index. On the structural side it scores 26/100, with 2/100 of stress already active. Its standout signals are construction/permit lag (100/100), structural risk (26/100), mortgage stress (7/100). mortgage stress (7/100) and institutional ownership (3/100) stay muted.

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 $57,083, median income runs below typical U.S. levels. The poverty rate is 16.5% — high, a tax-stress and distress correlate. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 30/100. Around 33% of renters are cost-burdened. 746 residents call 59324 home, typically aged 57. The ZIP holds roughly 515 housing units. Around 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The vacancy rate is 30.1% — elevated. The typical home is worth about $176,000 (2.4× income, relatively affordable). 66% of housing is owner-occupied.

Taken together, 59324 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.