ZIP 59540 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Hill County, Montana, ZIP 59540 scores 13 of 100 for composite distress, a minimal level on DLRadar's public-record index. On the structural side it scores 25/100, with 4/100 of stress already active. Its standout signals are institutional ownership (28/100), structural risk (25/100), mortgage stress (13/100). structural risk (25/100) and mortgage stress (13/100) 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.

48% of housing is owner-occupied. The vacancy rate is 19.0% — elevated. The poverty rate is 2.4% — low. Around 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. At $71,319, median income runs near typical U.S. levels. 470 residents call 59540 home, typically aged 35. The ZIP holds roughly 204 housing units. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 20/100. Around 5% of renters are cost-burdened. The typical home is worth about $131,300 (1.4× income, relatively affordable).

Taken together, 59540 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.