ZIP 66524 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Osage County, Kansas, ZIP 66524 scores 15 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. The latent-versus-live split is 33/100 structural and 3/100 already moving. Its standout signals are structural risk (33/100), institutional ownership (25/100), mortgage stress (10/100). mortgage stress (10/100) and construction/permit lag (6/100) stay muted.

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 3.6% over the trailing year, 1.2% off the recent peak, and 28% higher over three years (phase confidence 38/100). At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

The ZIP holds roughly 1,043 housing units. Around 42% of renters are cost-burdened. The poverty rate is 4.3% — low. The vacancy rate is 12.7% — elevated. The typical home is worth about $173,100 (1.9× income, relatively affordable). Around 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 23/100. 91% of housing is owner-occupied. At $80,250, median income runs near typical U.S. levels. 2,371 residents call 66524 home, typically aged 48.

Taken together, 66524 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.