ZIP 81252 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Custer County, Colorado, ZIP 81252 scores 9 of 100 for composite distress, a minimal level on DLRadar's public-record index. Its standout signals are construction/permit lag (79/100), structural risk (22/100), mortgage stress (10/100). By contrast, mortgage stress (10/100) and institutional ownership (3/100) register low. Structural risk reads 22/100 against active distress of 3/100.

The market reads peak — home values rose 3.3% year on year, and 5% higher over three years, at 29/100 phase confidence. Topping markets hide individual distress behind strong averages.

Owners hold 87% of homes, renters 13%. Median household income is $70,825, near the U.S. median near $78,000. Vacancy runs 44.7%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. Rent burden reaches 38% of tenant households. Home values center near $401,900, an affordability ratio of 5.1×. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 35/100. About 4,413 people live here, median age 58. There are about 4,190 housing units across 81252. Educational attainment sits at 38% bachelor's-or-above. 9.6% of residents fall below the poverty threshold.

Net-net, 81252 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.