ZIP 68864 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 68864 in Merrick County, Nebraska carries a composite property-distress score of 17/100 — a low reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. What sets it apart are the readings on construction/permit lag (68/100), structural risk (39/100), institutional ownership (25/100). institutional ownership (25/100) and mortgage stress (11/100) stay muted. Structural exposure scores 39 and live distress 3 on the 0–100 scale.

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 3.8% over the trailing year, at 35/100 phase confidence. At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

The typical home is worth about $184,200 (1.7× income, relatively affordable). The poverty rate is 3.2% — low. 1,065 residents call 68864 home, typically aged 42. 87% of housing is owner-occupied. At $77,440, median income runs near typical U.S. levels. There are about 456 housing units across 68864. Vacancy runs 12.0%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. Rent burden reaches 28% of tenant households. Around 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 21/100.

Taken together, 68864 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.