ZIP 50138 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report

On DLRadar's 0-100 distress scale, ZIP 50138 in Marion County, Iowa comes in at 7, a minimal composite-distress reading. Structurally it carries 13/100, against 1/100 of stress already in motion. The most distinctive pressure shows up in structural risk (13/100), mortgage stress (3/100), institutional ownership (3/100). mortgage stress (3/100) and institutional ownership (3/100) stay muted.

The peak-phase market in 50138 posted values that rose 2.7% over the year, and 18% higher over three years, at 21/100 phase confidence. Topping markets hide individual distress behind strong averages.

The vacancy rate is 8.1%. 8.7% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. At $76,887, median income runs near typical U.S. levels. Educational attainment sits at 28% bachelor's-or-above. Rent burden reaches 26% of tenant households. Owners hold 80% of homes, renters 20%. There are about 5,133 housing units across 50138. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 23/100. The typical home is worth about $196,700 (2.2× income, relatively affordable). Population is roughly 11,374 with a median age of 43.

On balance 50138 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.

Big metro or rural, 50138 runs through one identical scoring model, so its 7/100 sits on the same scale as every other ZIP in Marion County, Iowa and the nation. The score is rebuilt from public data as it updates, so 50138 reflects the current record instead of a stale or modeled snapshot.

The 7/100 figure for 50138 is a composite, not one metric: it rolls up foreclosure and pre-foreclosure activity, mortgage stress, tax delinquency and liens, local lender headwind, and structural risk into a single reading, which is why a ZIP can look calm on price yet score high on distress. For an operator, 50138 is step one - verify, pull the parcels driving the score, and move straight through to a funded close.