Marion County, IA: Foreclosures, Tax Liens & Distressed Properties

Across Marion County, Iowa, DLRadar grades every ZIP for foreclosure, mortgage, tax and bank-stress distress. The county's ZIP scores run from 5 up to 31/100. There are 19 scored ZIPs in the county (mean composite 10/100). The county's lending-headwind score sits at 62/100 (elevated).

The county market is in a peak phase: home prices rose 2.7% over the past year, at 21/100 phase confidence. With values leveling off, broad sweeps stop paying as the ZIP scores below show.

Marion County's topped-out +2.7% YoY (21/100 confidence) means the wins are surgical well beyond the county average. Its 62/100 lender headwind favors patient capital: banks under pressure move REO faster.

Distress concentrates in ZIP 50237 (31/100), ZIP 50228 (19/100), ZIP 50170 (16/100), ZIP 50139 (14/100), ZIP 50150 (12/100), ZIP 50252 (11/100) — drill into any for the parcel-level read. Coverage extends to 50143, 50057, 50062, 50116, 50119, 50138, 50163, 50214, 50225, 50044 among others.

By the numbers, Marion County's scored ZIPs show a median household income near $79,219 (near the US norm), 87% owner-occupancy, a 6.8% poverty rate, typical home values near $201,732, a 9.2% vacancy rate, a median age of 42.8. Numbers like these frame who sells under pressure and how fast a deal moves.

Marion County, Iowa's 10/100 average over 19 ZIPs says the edge is selective acquisition and not a county-wide play. A DLRadar subscription opens every Marion County parcel: owner, APN and address, scoring, lienholder detail and an estimated exit speed.

Because Marion County, Iowa is scored on the identical public-record model used nationwide, even a quiet county is measured on one scale — letting you weigh Marion County against neighboring markets or the rest of Iowa on equal footing.

The practical read on Marion County, Iowa is a targeting one — find the ZIPs holding real financial pressure, then work the parcels underneath them. All of it is deterministic and auditable: Marion County's numbers come from county recorders, the courts, FHFA and FDIC, with nothing interpolated or guessed when a source is sparse.

The ZIP breakdown for Marion County leads with 50237 (31/100), 50228 (19/100), 50170 (16/100), 50139 (14/100), 50150 (12/100), 50252 (11/100). DLRadar also scores 50143, 50057, 50062, 50116, 50119, 50138, 50163, 50214 and more across the county. Because each ZIP is graded on its own foreclosure, tax and lender record, the county's distress is best read code by code rather than as a single number.

The Marion County score is not a single measure but a composite: foreclosure activity, mortgage and tax-lien stress, and local lender headwind each feed it, which is why understanding the components matters as much as the headline number.