ZIP 68861 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report

In Buffalo County, Nebraska, ZIP 68861 scores 20 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's distress index. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — climate & FEMA risk (72/100). Structurally it carries 42/100, against 1/100 of stress already in motion. Property-level stress concentrates in construction/permit lag (45/100), structural risk (42/100), institutional ownership (25/100). On the quiet end sit institutional ownership (25/100) and mortgage stress (2/100).

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 3.1% over the trailing year, at 18/100 phase confidence. Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

The poverty rate is 3.4% — low. Rent burden reaches 0% of tenant households. Median household income is $36,875, below the U.S. median near $78,000. Home values center near $139,600, an affordability ratio of 3.4× — accessible. 82% of housing is owner-occupied. Around 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. About 116 people live here, median age 57. On demographic stress specifically, 68861 scores 22/100. There are about 60 housing units across 68861. The vacancy rate is 0.0%.

Overall, 68861 shows a mixed profile — neither uniformly stressed nor insulated — so opportunity is property-specific. Parcel-level detail for 68861 is not published yet -- the ZIP-level readings above remain fully sourced.

Big metro or rural, 68861 runs through one identical scoring model, so its 20/100 sits on the same scale as every other ZIP in Buffalo County, Nebraska and the nation. Sparse data for 68861 shows as blanks, never estimates, and the score updates on every fresh public filing.

68861's headline rolls up several separately-scored signals, which is why two ZIPs can share a composite yet face very different distress. Treat 68861 as a screen: confirm the composite, open the distressed parcels beneath it, and run the deal to funding and close on DLRadar.