ZIP 68979 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

DLRadar grades ZIP 68979 (Clay County, Nebraska) at a minimal 14/100 for overall property distress. On the structural side it scores 28/100, with 5/100 of stress already active. Property-level stress concentrates in institutional ownership (38/100), structural risk (28/100), mortgage stress (16/100). By contrast, structural risk (28/100) and mortgage stress (16/100) register low.

The market reads peak — home values rose 3.8% year on year, and 22% higher over three years (phase confidence 35/100). Topping markets hide individual distress behind strong averages.

Median household income is $84,265, near the U.S. median near $78,000. Around 27% of renters are cost-burdened. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 21/100. Home values center near $157,900, an affordability ratio of 1.9× — accessible. 6.4% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Educational attainment sits at 29% bachelor's-or-above. About 1,645 people live here, median age 46. The vacancy rate is 9.8%. Owners hold 84% of homes, renters 16%. The ZIP holds roughly 778 housing units.

Overall 68979 looks resilient on the surface, so the edge is isolating individual stressed parcels. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.