ZIP 50002 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 50002 in Guthrie County, Iowa carries a composite property-distress score of 9/100 — a minimal reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. The latent-versus-live split is 18/100 structural and 2/100 already moving. What sets it apart are the readings on structural risk (18/100), institutional ownership (14/100), mortgage stress (8/100). On the quiet end sit institutional ownership (14/100) and mortgage stress (8/100).

The peak-phase market in 50002 posted values that rose 3.8% over the year, and 32% higher over three years (phase confidence 24/100). Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

Educational attainment sits at 21% bachelor's-or-above. 4.6% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Median household income is $82,250, near the U.S. median near $78,000. The vacancy rate is 10.9%. Home values center near $237,700, an affordability ratio of 2.3× — accessible. The ZIP holds roughly 729 housing units. Around 38% of renters are cost-burdened. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 25/100. Population is roughly 1,522 with a median age of 43. Owners hold 82% of homes, renters 18%.

Broadly, 50002 is a steadier market — the deals are the exceptions, not the rule. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.