ZIP 68718 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report

On DLRadar's 0-100 distress scale, ZIP 68718 in Knox County, Nebraska comes in at 13, a minimal composite-distress reading. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: flood (NFIP) exposure (61/100). What sets it apart are the readings on construction/permit lag (39/100), structural risk (31/100), institutional ownership (16/100). On the quiet end sit institutional ownership (16/100) and mortgage stress (10/100). Latent structural risk is 31/100 while live distress already moving reads 3/100.

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 3.3% over the trailing year, at 24/100 phase confidence. Topping markets hide individual distress behind strong averages.

75% of housing is owner-occupied. The poverty rate is 11.6%. The vacancy rate is 16.0% — elevated. Educational attainment sits at 18% bachelor's-or-above. The typical home is worth about $139,200 (1.8× income, relatively affordable). The ZIP holds roughly 852 housing units. 1,691 residents call 68718 home, typically aged 49. Around 33% of renters are cost-burdened. Median household income is $63,333, below the U.S. median near $78,000. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 25/100.

Net-net, 68718 is a working-distress ZIP — the kind that rewards current, parcel-level intelligence. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.

The 68718 read uses the identical scoring model applied coast to coast, which means its 13/100 score means exactly what it means anywhere else, and 68718 stays directly comparable to neighboring ZIPs and the rest of Knox County, Nebraska. Every figure is auditable to a public dataset and refreshed as records update; 68718 shows blanks, not estimates, wherever the record is sparse.

Behind 68718's composite sit distinct signals (foreclosure, mortgage, tax-lien, lender and structural), each scored on its own before rolling up, so two ZIPs with the same total can describe very different situations on the ground. Practically, 68718 works as a screen — verify the reading, drill to the specific parcels driving it, and carry the deal through capital and closing on the platform.