Calhoun County, IA Distress Report: Foreclosure, Tax Liens & ZIPs (2026)
Where is distress concentrating in Calhoun County, Iowa? DLRadar grades every Calhoun County ZIP 0-100 from foreclosure, tax-lien, mortgage and insurance records, peaking at 20/100. Here is the 2026 Calhoun County breakdown.
- Calhoun County's most distressed ZIP is 50551 at 20/100.
- 15 ZIP codes tracked in Calhoun County, averaging 17/100 distress.
- Calhoun County reads peak — home values up 2.5% year over year.
- Vacancy runs 16.9% across Calhoun County's tracked ZIPs, with a 14.7% poverty rate.
- The typical Calhoun County home is worth about $112,007 against a ~$69,443 median income.
- Lending headwind in Calhoun County sits at 29/100 — a forward read on distressed supply.
All figures come from the monthly DLRadar distress index built on public records. Attribution to DLRadar (dlradar.com) appreciated.
| Rank | ZIP | Composite distress |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 50551 | 20/100 |
| 2 | 50552 | 20/100 |
| 3 | 50579 | 20/100 |
| 4 | 50575 | 19/100 |
| 5 | 51449 | 19/100 |
| 6 | 51453 | 19/100 |
| 7 | 50540 | 18/100 |
| 8 | 50538 | 17/100 |
| 9 | 50563 | 17/100 |
| 10 | 50586 | 17/100 |
| 11 | 50050 | 16/100 |
| 12 | 50561 | 16/100 |
Most distressed ZIP codes in Calhoun County (composite distress 0-100, 2026)
What is driving Calhoun County distress
DLRadar builds Calhoun County's distress picture only from records anyone can pull; its ZIPs average 17/100: FHFA price data, CFPB delinquency, county foreclosure and tax-lien filings, FEMA/NFIP claims and Census ACS.
Calhoun County market phase and pricing
Phase for Calhoun County: peak (+2.5% YoY). As pricing power fades, listings sit longer and sellers become reachable.
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Questions about this county
Which ZIP code leads Calhoun County on distress?
ZIP 50551 leads Calhoun County at 20/100, recomputed monthly from public records.
What market phase is Calhoun County in?
Calhoun County currently sits in peak, with values up 2.5% year on year, based on FHFA price-index trajectory.
Can the Calhoun County figures be verified?
Calhoun County draws on FHFA (peak trajectory), CFPB mortgage performance, county recorder filings, FEMA/NFIP and Census ACS — every one a public source. The scoring model does not change between counties, so these 15 ZIPs are comparable to anywhere else.
How much do distress scores vary between Calhoun County ZIP codes?
Averaging the county conceals how uneven it is. Across the Calhoun County ZIPs DLRadar ranks, scores run from 20/100 in 50551 down to 16/100 in 50561, against a Calhoun County average of 17/100. The 4-point range is the argument for ZIP-level search across Calhoun County.
What do Calhoun County home values and vacancy say about distressed supply?
The typical Calhoun County home carries about $112,007 of value against a median household income near $69,443. Vacancy across Calhoun County's tracked ZIPs runs 16.9% and the poverty rate is 14.7%. Vacancy and strained affordability are the conditions that make arrears become supply, read here against Calhoun County's foreclosure and tax-lien filings and its 29/100 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.