ZIP 50056 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

Story County, Iowa's ZIP 50056 registers 25/100 composite distress, which DLRadar reads as low. Structural risk reads 56/100 against active distress of 5/100. The most distinctive pressure shows up in structural risk (56/100), institutional ownership (43/100), construction/permit lag (39/100). On the quiet end sit construction/permit lag (39/100) and mortgage stress (16/100). Environmental exposure also runs high (climate & FEMA risk (73/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (69/100)).

The peak-phase market in 50056 posted values that rose 1.3% over the year, and 20% higher over three years, at 49/100 phase confidence. Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

Owners hold 86% of homes, renters 14%. Median household income is $79,667, near the U.S. median near $78,000. Population is roughly 1,122 with a median age of 41. There are about 514 housing units across 50056. Home values center near $184,500, an affordability ratio of 2.3× — accessible. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 21/100. 3.9% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Educational attainment sits at 25% bachelor's-or-above. Vacancy runs 4.6%. Rent burden reaches 26% of tenant households.

On balance 50056 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.