ZIP 50035 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Polk County, Iowa, ZIP 50035 scores 25 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. Its standout signals are structural risk (55/100), institutional ownership (46/100), mortgage stress (17/100). On the quiet end sit mortgage stress (17/100). The latent-versus-live split is 55/100 structural and 5/100 already moving. Environmental exposure also runs high (climate & FEMA risk (93/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (86/100)).

The peak-phase market in 50035 posted values that rose 2.5% over the year, and 16% higher over three years (phase confidence 22/100). Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

Median household income is $126,915, above the U.S. median near $78,000. Educational attainment sits at 52% bachelor's-or-above. 5.4% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. The vacancy rate is 2.1%. The ZIP holds roughly 3,625 housing units. Home values center near $323,000, an affordability ratio of 2.3× — accessible. Population is roughly 9,668 with a median age of 34. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 18/100. Around 18% of renters are cost-burdened. Owners hold 91% of homes, renters 9%.

On balance 50035 is mixed, rewarding parcel-by-parcel screening over broad assumptions. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.