Buena Vista County, IA Distress Report: Foreclosure, Tax Liens & ZIPs (2026)
Where is distress concentrating in Buena Vista County, Iowa? DLRadar grades every Buena Vista County ZIP 0-100 from foreclosure, tax-lien, mortgage and insurance records, peaking at 25/100. Here is the 2026 Buena Vista County breakdown.
- Buena Vista County's most distressed ZIP is 50585 at 25/100.
- 14 ZIP codes tracked in Buena Vista County, averaging 21/100 distress.
- Buena Vista County reads peak — home values up 2.7% year over year.
- Vacancy runs 12.3% across Buena Vista County's tracked ZIPs, with a 7.9% poverty rate.
- The typical Buena Vista County home is worth about $122,871 against a ~$68,356 median income.
- Lending headwind in Buena Vista County sits at 52/100 — a forward read on distressed supply.
Based on DLRadar's public-record distress index, updated every month. Free to cite with attribution to DLRadar (dlradar.com).
| Rank | ZIP | Composite distress |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 50585 | 25/100 |
| 2 | 51033 | 24/100 |
| 3 | 50565 | 23/100 |
| 4 | 51002 | 23/100 |
| 5 | 50510 | 22/100 |
| 6 | 50568 | 22/100 |
| 7 | 50576 | 22/100 |
| 8 | 50588 | 22/100 |
| 9 | 50592 | 22/100 |
| 10 | 51047 | 22/100 |
| 11 | 50554 | 21/100 |
| 12 | 51366 | 20/100 |
Most distressed ZIP codes in Buena Vista County (composite distress 0-100, 2026)
What is driving Buena Vista County distress
Buena Vista County's placement in the national index rests on public filings — a 21/100 average across its ZIPs. DLRadar reads FHFA price trajectory, CFPB mortgage delinquency, recorder-level foreclosure and tax-lien activity, FEMA/NFIP loss history and Census ACS demographics.
Buena Vista County market phase and pricing
Phase for Buena Vista County: peak (+2.7% YoY). As pricing power fades, listings sit longer and sellers become reachable.
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What people ask
What is the most distressed ZIP code in Buena Vista County, IA?
ZIP 50585 leads Buena Vista County at 25/100, recomputed monthly from public records.
Where is Buena Vista County in the housing cycle?
Phase for Buena Vista County: peak, tracking a 2.7% gain year over year, read off the FHFA index.
Where does the Buena Vista County data come from?
Each Buena Vista County number can be traced back to a federal or county source — FHFA, CFPB, the recorder, FEMA/NFIP and Census ACS. One deterministic model covers all 14 local ZIPs and every other county in the country.
How much do distress scores vary between Buena Vista County ZIP codes?
One county number flattens a wide range. Across the Buena Vista County ZIPs DLRadar ranks, scores run from 25/100 in 50585 down to 20/100 in 51366, against a Buena Vista County average of 21/100. Those 5 points separate the ZIPs worth working in Buena Vista County from the rest.
What do Buena Vista County home values and vacancy say about distressed supply?
The typical Buena Vista County home carries about $122,871 of value against a median household income near $68,356. Vacancy across Buena Vista County's tracked ZIPs runs 12.3% and the poverty rate is 7.9%. When budgets are stretched and homes sit vacant, arrears become listings — the reason these sit alongside Buena Vista County's foreclosure and tax-lien record and its 52/100 lending headwind.
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