ZIP 81054 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Bent County, Colorado, ZIP 81054 scores 12 of 100 for composite distress, a minimal level on DLRadar's public-record index. Its standout signals are construction/permit lag (100/100), structural risk (28/100), mortgage stress (4/100). By contrast, mortgage stress (4/100) and institutional ownership (3/100) register low. Structural risk reads 28/100 against active distress of 1/100.

The market reads peak — home values rose 3.3% year on year, and 27% higher over three years, at 29/100 phase confidence. Topping markets hide individual distress behind strong averages.

About 4,760 people live here, median age 40. Rent burden reaches 39% of tenant households. There are about 1,803 housing units across 81054. Owners hold 62% of homes, renters 38%. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 35/100. Median household income is $46,964, below the U.S. median near $78,000. Home values center near $134,100, an affordability ratio of 2.6× — accessible. Educational attainment sits at 12% bachelor's-or-above. Vacancy runs 14.4%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. 34.5% of residents fall below the poverty threshold.

Net-net, 81054 is a working-distress ZIP — the kind that rewards current, parcel-level intelligence. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.