Burnsville, Apple Valley Lead Foreclosures in Dakota County

When it comes to having the most foreclosures in Dakota County this year, Apple Valley and Burnsville are neck and neck.

Recent data shows an overall decrease from 2015 in countywide foreclosures, according to the Star Tribune, which said fewer than 250 were recorded during 2016's first five months. Of those, 42 stem from Apple Valley and 46, from Burnsville.

"The same data also show a steady drop in sheriff sales in the county in recent years," the Tribune says. "Between January and June of this year, there were 585 fewer sheriff sales than during the same period in 2012, a decrease of more than 70 percent."

Areas with the most foreclosures per capita are: Eagan, Mendota Heights, Inver Grove Heights and Lakeville.