ZIP 50027 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report

On DLRadar's 0-100 distress scale, ZIP 50027 in Mahaska County, Iowa comes in at 11, a minimal composite-distress reading. What sets it apart are the readings on construction/permit lag (53/100), structural risk (24/100), mortgage stress (3/100). mortgage stress (3/100) and institutional ownership (3/100) stay muted. The latent-versus-live split is 24/100 structural and 1/100 already moving.

The market reads peak — home values rose 2.7% year on year, at 21/100 phase confidence. Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

Vacancy runs 10.6%. The ZIP holds roughly 88 housing units. The tenure split is 54% owner-occupied to 46% rented. Around 5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Rent burden reaches 7% of tenant households. Median household income is $45,313, below the U.S. median near $78,000. 169 residents call 50027 home, typically aged 50. The poverty rate is 20.1% — high, a tax-stress and distress correlate. Home values center near $85,000, an affordability ratio of 2.2× — accessible. On demographic stress specifically, 50027 scores 27/100.

Taken together, 50027 profiles as an active-distress market where motivated-seller and below-market acquisitions concentrate. No parcel file is published for 50027 yet, but every score above is drawn from a verifiable public dataset and refreshed as records post.

Big metro or rural, 50027 runs through one identical scoring model, so its 11/100 sits on the same scale as every other ZIP in Mahaska County, Iowa and the nation. Sparse data for 50027 shows as blanks, never estimates, and the score updates on every fresh public filing.

The 11/100 for 50027 sums independent layers - foreclosure, mortgage, tax-lien, lender headwind and structural risk - so the mix behind the number matters as much as the number. In workflow terms, 50027 is a go/no-go - the score says whether to drill in, then DLRadar carries you to parcels, capital and closing.