Grundy County, IA Distress Report: Foreclosure, Tax Liens & ZIPs (2026)
Where is distress concentrating in Grundy County, Iowa? DLRadar grades every Grundy County ZIP 0-100 from foreclosure, tax-lien, mortgage and insurance records, peaking at 21/100. Here is the 2026 Grundy County breakdown.
- Grundy County's most distressed ZIP is 50604 at 21/100.
- 17 ZIP codes tracked in Grundy County, averaging 13/100 distress.
- Grundy County reads peak — home values up 1.9% year over year.
- Vacancy runs 8.7% across Grundy County's tracked ZIPs, with a 8.4% poverty rate.
- The typical Grundy County home is worth about $184,182 against a ~$77,932 median income.
- Lending headwind in Grundy County sits at 59/100 — a forward read on distressed supply.
Source data is DLRadar's monthly public-record index. Citation welcome, with attribution to DLRadar (dlradar.com).
| Rank | ZIP | Composite distress |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 50604 | 21/100 |
| 2 | 50660 | 21/100 |
| 3 | 50665 | 19/100 |
| 4 | 50601 | 16/100 |
| 5 | 50609 | 15/100 |
| 6 | 50627 | 14/100 |
| 7 | 50669 | 14/100 |
| 8 | 50672 | 14/100 |
| 9 | 50621 | 13/100 |
| 10 | 50613 | 11/100 |
| 11 | 50643 | 11/100 |
| 12 | 50624 | 10/100 |
Most distressed ZIP codes in Grundy County (composite distress 0-100, 2026)
What is driving Grundy County distress
Grundy County's placement in the national index rests on public filings — a 13/100 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.
Grundy County market phase and pricing
Grundy County reads peak — home prices rose 1.9% over the last year. When prices ease, days-on-market stretch out, surfacing more motivated sellers.
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Common questions
Which part of Grundy County, IA scores highest for distress?
ZIP 50604 leads Grundy County at 21/100, recomputed monthly from public records.
What market phase is Grundy County in?
Phase for Grundy County: peak, tracking a 1.9% gain year over year, read off the FHFA index.
How is the Grundy County data sourced?
Nothing here is proprietary or estimated — FHFA price data, CFPB performance data, county recorder records, FEMA/NFIP and Census ACS. All 17 Grundy County ZIPs are scored by the same deterministic method applied to every U.S. county.
How much do distress scores vary between Grundy County ZIP codes?
Averaging the county conceals how uneven it is. Across the Grundy County ZIPs DLRadar ranks, scores run from 21/100 in 50604 down to 10/100 in 50624, against a Grundy County average of 13/100. That 11-point gap is why acquisition targeting in Grundy County works at ZIP level rather than county level.
What do Grundy County home values and vacancy say about distressed supply?
The typical Grundy County home carries about $184,182 of value against a median household income near $77,932. Vacancy across Grundy County's tracked ZIPs runs 8.7% and the poverty rate is 8.4%. Stretched affordability and standing vacancy are what turn a missed payment into a listing, which is why DLRadar reads them alongside Grundy County's foreclosure and tax-lien filings and its 59/100 lending headwind.
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Produced by fixed formulas over public records — research, not investment, legal or financial advice. The underlying index updates monthly.