ZIP 81044 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 81044 in Bent County, Colorado carries a composite property-distress score of 11/100 — a minimal reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. The latent-versus-live split is 28/100 structural and 1/100 already moving. What sets it apart are the readings on construction/permit lag (100/100), structural risk (28/100), mortgage stress (4/100). mortgage stress (4/100) and institutional ownership (3/100) stay muted.

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 3.3% over the trailing year (phase confidence 29/100). At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

At $32,679, median income runs below typical U.S. levels. The poverty rate is 35.8% — high, a tax-stress and distress correlate. Around 71% of renters are cost-burdened. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 38/100. The typical home is worth about $130,000 (2.9× income, relatively affordable). The vacancy rate is 13.7% — elevated. The ZIP holds roughly 70 housing units. 78% of housing is owner-occupied. Around 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 134 residents call 81044 home, typically aged 49.

Taken together, 81044 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.