Taylor County, IA Distress Report: Foreclosure, Tax Liens & ZIPs (2026)
Where is distress concentrating in Taylor County, Iowa? DLRadar grades every Taylor County ZIP 0-100 from foreclosure, tax-lien, mortgage and insurance records, peaking at 15/100. Here is the 2026 Taylor County breakdown.
- Taylor County's most distressed ZIP is 50833 at 15/100.
- 11 ZIP codes tracked in Taylor County, averaging 13/100 distress.
- Taylor County reads peak — home values up 2.5% year over year.
- Vacancy runs 17.1% across Taylor County's tracked ZIPs, with a 9.2% poverty rate.
- The typical Taylor County home is worth about $135,218 against a ~$61,971 median income.
- Lending headwind in Taylor County sits at 59/100 — a forward read on distressed supply.
All numbers: DLRadar's monthly public-record distress index. Reuse is welcome with attribution to DLRadar (dlradar.com).
| Rank | ZIP | Composite distress |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 50833 | 15/100 |
| 2 | 50848 | 15/100 |
| 3 | 50862 | 15/100 |
| 4 | 51646 | 15/100 |
| 5 | 50836 | 14/100 |
| 6 | 50840 | 14/100 |
| 7 | 50864 | 14/100 |
| 8 | 51632 | 13/100 |
| 9 | 50841 | 8/100 |
| 10 | 50857 | 8/100 |
| 11 | 50851 | 7/100 |
Most distressed ZIP codes in Taylor County (composite distress 0-100, 2026)
What is driving Taylor County distress
Nothing here is estimated: Taylor County is scored from filings alone, and its ZIPs average 13/100 composite distress. The inputs are FHFA house prices, CFPB delinquency, county recorder foreclosure and lien records, FEMA and NFIP claims, and Census ACS.
Taylor County market phase and pricing
Phase for Taylor County: peak (+2.5% YoY). As pricing power fades, listings sit longer and sellers become reachable.
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Questions and answers
What is the most distressed ZIP code in Taylor County, IA?
ZIP 50833 leads Taylor County at 15/100, recomputed monthly from public records.
How would you describe the Taylor County market phase?
Taylor County reads peak, with home prices up 2.5% year over year. Phase comes from FHFA House Price Index trajectory.
What is this Taylor County analysis built from?
Taylor 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 11 ZIPs are comparable to anywhere else.
How much do distress scores vary between Taylor County ZIP codes?
Averaging the county conceals how uneven it is. Across the Taylor County ZIPs DLRadar ranks, scores run from 15/100 in 50833 down to 7/100 in 50851, against a Taylor County average of 13/100. The 8-point range is the argument for ZIP-level search across Taylor County.
What do Taylor County home values and vacancy say about distressed supply?
The typical Taylor County home carries about $135,218 of value against a median household income near $61,971. Vacancy across Taylor County's tracked ZIPs runs 17.1% and the poverty rate is 9.2%. When budgets are stretched and homes sit vacant, arrears become listings — the reason these sit alongside Taylor County's foreclosure and tax-lien record 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.