Buchanan County, IA Distress Report: Foreclosure, Tax Liens & ZIPs (2026)
Where is distress concentrating in Buchanan County, Iowa? DLRadar grades every Buchanan County ZIP 0-100 from foreclosure, tax-lien, mortgage and insurance records, peaking at 22/100. Here is the 2026 Buchanan County breakdown.
- Buchanan County's most distressed ZIP is 52218 at 22/100.
- 16 ZIP codes tracked in Buchanan County, averaging 9/100 distress.
- Buchanan County reads peak — home values up 2.5% year over year.
- Vacancy runs 9.7% across Buchanan County's tracked ZIPs, with a 8.4% poverty rate.
- The typical Buchanan County home is worth about $166,119 against a ~$75,868 median income.
- Lending headwind in Buchanan County sits at 53/100 — a forward read on distressed supply.
Data drawn from the DLRadar distress index, recomputed monthly from public filings. Cite with attribution to DLRadar (dlradar.com).
| Rank | ZIP | Composite distress |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 52218 | 22/100 |
| 2 | 52352 | 20/100 |
| 3 | 50626 | 12/100 |
| 4 | 50662 | 12/100 |
| 5 | 50654 | 10/100 |
| 6 | 50629 | 9/100 |
| 7 | 50648 | 9/100 |
| 8 | 50671 | 8/100 |
| 9 | 50607 | 6/100 |
| 10 | 50641 | 6/100 |
| 11 | 50644 | 6/100 |
| 12 | 50650 | 6/100 |
Most distressed ZIP codes in Buchanan County (composite distress 0-100, 2026)
What is driving Buchanan County distress
Buchanan County sits inside DLRadar's nationwide distress index, built entirely from public records. Its ZIPs average 9/100 composite distress. Every figure traces to a public source — FHFA HPI, CFPB mortgage delinquency, county recorder foreclosure and tax-lien filings, FEMA/NFIP for insurance, and Census ACS for demographics.
Buchanan County market phase and pricing
Phase for Buchanan County: peak (+2.5% YoY). As pricing power fades, listings sit longer and sellers become reachable.
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Common questions
Which ZIP code leads Buchanan County on distress?
ZIP 52218 leads Buchanan County at 22/100, recomputed monthly from public records.
Is Buchanan County expanding or contracting?
Buchanan County currently sits in peak, with values up 2.5% year on year, based on FHFA price-index trajectory.
Can the Buchanan County figures be verified?
Every Buchanan County figure traces to a public source — FHFA House Price Index for the peak trajectory, CFPB mortgage performance, county recorder filings, FEMA/NFIP and Census ACS. The same deterministic model scores all 16 Buchanan County ZIP codes that it runs on every other U.S. county, so Buchanan County's numbers are directly comparable to any other market.
How much do distress scores vary between Buchanan County ZIP codes?
A single county score papers over real variation. Across the Buchanan County ZIPs DLRadar ranks, scores run from 22/100 in 52218 down to 6/100 in 50650, against a Buchanan County average of 9/100. That 16-point gap is why acquisition targeting in Buchanan County works at ZIP level rather than county level.
What do Buchanan County home values and vacancy say about distressed supply?
The typical Buchanan County home carries about $166,119 of value against a median household income near $75,868. Vacancy across Buchanan County's tracked ZIPs runs 9.7% and the poverty rate is 8.4%. Thin affordability and empty housing are what convert a late payment into a sale, so they are read next to Buchanan County's foreclosure and lien filings and its 53/100 lending headwind.
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Distress scoring is deterministic and public-record based. It is research material, not investment, legal or financial advice. Updated monthly.