ZIP 68978 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Nuckolls County, Nebraska, ZIP 68978 scores 17 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. Its standout signals are construction/permit lag (75/100), structural risk (37/100), institutional ownership (28/100). institutional ownership (28/100) and mortgage stress (13/100) stay muted. Structural exposure scores 37 and live distress 4 on the 0–100 scale.

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 4.4% over the trailing year, at 40/100 phase confidence. At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

2,382 residents call 68978 home, typically aged 49. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 17/100. The typical home is worth about $83,700 (1.2× income, relatively affordable). 76% of housing is owner-occupied. Rent burden reaches 9% of tenant households. Around 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Vacancy runs 16.2%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. There are about 1,167 housing units across 68978. At $63,068, median income runs below typical U.S. levels. The poverty rate is 5.0% — low.

Taken together, 68978 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.