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ZIP 50049 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report

Lucas County, Iowa · Affordable market

In Lucas County, Iowa, ZIP 50049 scores 5 of 100 for composite distress, a minimal level on DLRadar's public-record index. The most distinctive pressure shows up in structural risk (9/100), institutional ownership (4/100), mortgage stress (3/100). institutional ownership (4/100) and mortgage stress (3/100) stay muted. Structurally it carries 9/100, against 1/100 of stress already in motion.

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 2.5% over the trailing year, and 12% higher over three years (phase confidence 28/100). At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

About 6,425 people live here, median age 41. Around 31% of renters are cost-burdened. The typical home is worth about $124,900 (1.9× income, relatively affordable). The vacancy rate is 6.4%. About 16% have a four-year degree. There are about 2,827 housing units across 50049. The tenure split is 77% owner-occupied to 23% rented. 17.5% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 26/100. At $66,750, median income runs below typical U.S. levels.

Net-net, 50049 is middle-of-the-pack, where the deals are specific addresses rather than the whole ZIP. Parcel-level detail for 50049 is not published yet -- the ZIP-level readings above remain fully sourced to public records.

The 50049 read uses the identical public-record model applied coast to coast, which means its 5/100 score means exactly what it means anywhere else, and 50049 stays directly comparable to neighboring ZIPs and the rest of Lucas County, Iowa. 50049 carries no interpolated values - each figure ties to a public source and refreshes the moment new records land.

Behind 50049's composite sit distinct signals (foreclosure, mortgage, tax-lien, lender and structural), each scored on its own before rolling up, so two ZIPs with the same total can describe very different situations on the ground. In workflow terms, 50049 is a go/no-go - the score says whether to drill in, then DLRadar carries you to parcels, capital and closing.

5/100
Composite stress
9/100
Structural risk
1/100
Distress activity

ZIP 50049 distress signals, scored

Foreclosure activity0
Mortgage stress3
Climate / FEMA risk28
50049 carries 9 additional scored dimensions

Delinquent tax, institutional holdings, insurance strain, flood/NFIP exposure, build-out lag, price dislocation and auction pace — along with the 0 individual distressed properties carry owner, address, APN, a parcel-level score and an exit read in the full DLRadar file.

Snapshot: 50049 by the numbers

The live 50049 panel — distress score, market phase, housing and bank pressure — as attached to every individual property.

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