ZIP 66401 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 66401 in Wabaunsee County, Kansas carries a composite property-distress score of 19/100 — a low reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — FEMA disaster exposure (64/100). On the structural side it scores 44/100, with 5/100 of stress already active. What sets it apart are the readings on construction/permit lag (100/100), structural risk (44/100), institutional ownership (35/100). institutional ownership (35/100) and mortgage stress (15/100) stay muted.

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 1.4% over the trailing year, 2.3% off the recent peak, and 16% higher over three years (phase confidence 57/100). At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

The ZIP holds roughly 1,057 housing units. 1,928 residents call 66401 home, typically aged 46. Around 20% of renters are cost-burdened. Around 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The vacancy rate is 24.6% — elevated. 76% of housing is owner-occupied. The poverty rate is 4.7% — low. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 26/100. At $58,490, median income runs below typical U.S. levels. The typical home is worth about $220,900 (3.3× income, relatively affordable).

Taken together, 66401 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.