ZIP 68526 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 68526 in Lancaster County, Nebraska carries a composite property-distress score of 28/100 — a low reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. What sets it apart are the readings on structural risk (60/100), institutional ownership (48/100), construction/permit lag (29/100). By contrast, construction/permit lag (29/100) and mortgage stress (18/100) register low. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: climate & FEMA risk (91/100), FEMA disaster exposure (64/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (61/100). The latent-versus-live split is 60/100 structural and 5/100 already moving.

The market reads peak — home values rose 3.5% year on year, and 54% higher over three years (phase confidence 38/100). Topping markets hide individual distress behind strong averages.

Median household income is $117,447, above the U.S. median near $78,000. Home values center near $446,500, an affordability ratio of 3.6× — accessible. 3.0% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. The vacancy rate is 2.9%. Around 55% of renters are cost-burdened. The ZIP holds roughly 3,131 housing units. About 7,767 people live here, median age 39. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 27/100. Educational attainment sits at 63% bachelor's-or-above. Owners hold 76% of homes, renters 24%.

Net-net, 68526 is middle-of-the-pack, where the deals are specific addresses rather than the whole ZIP. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.