ZIP 81526 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 81526 in Mesa County, Colorado carries a composite property-distress score of 19/100 — a low reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. Structural exposure scores 42 and live distress 1 on the 0–100 scale. Environmental exposure also runs high (climate & FEMA risk (76/100)). What sets it apart are the readings on construction/permit lag (74/100), structural risk (42/100), institutional ownership (3/100). On the quiet end sit institutional ownership (3/100) and mortgage stress (2/100).

The expansion-phase market in 81526 posted values that rose 5.4% over the year, and 22% higher over three years, at 37/100 phase confidence. Rising prices can mask pockets of distress, where per-parcel scoring earns its keep.

Population is roughly 5,397 with a median age of 51. The tenure split is 76% owner-occupied to 24% rented. Roughly 11.9% live below the poverty line. Rent burden reaches 49% of tenant households. A median home runs $501,800 here, or 5.4 times local income. On demographic stress specifically, 81526 scores 36/100. There are about 2,712 housing units across 81526. Households earn a median $83,316 — near the roughly $78,000 national figure. Vacancy runs 9.7%. About 35% have a four-year degree.

Broadly, 81526 is a steadier market — the deals are the exceptions, not the rule. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.