ZIP 50173 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report

ZIP 50173's composite property-distress score is 27/100 - DLRadar classes that as low for Tama County, Iowa. On the structural side it scores 63/100, with 5/100 of stress already active. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: flood (NFIP) exposure (79/100). Its standout signals are construction/permit lag (100/100), structural risk (63/100), institutional ownership (44/100). By contrast, mortgage stress (18/100) register low.

The peak-phase market in 50173 posted values that rose 2.5% over the year, at 28/100 phase confidence. At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

Population is roughly 640 with a median age of 49. The typical home is worth about $204,900 (2.5× income, relatively affordable). Owners hold 80% of homes, renters 20%. Educational attainment sits at 26% bachelor's-or-above. Median household income is $82,188, near the U.S. median near $78,000. On demographic stress specifically, 50173 scores 21/100. The vacancy rate is 11.2%. 4.9% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. There are about 324 housing units across 50173. Rent burden reaches 14% of tenant households.

Net-net, 50173 is middle-of-the-pack, where the deals are specific addresses rather than the whole ZIP. There is no property file for 50173 at the moment; the composite and its components are still built from verifiable public records.

The number is not local guesswork: 50173's 27/100 comes from the same nationwide foreclosure, tax, mortgage and lender model, making it directly comparable anywhere. The score is rebuilt from public data as it updates, so 50173 reflects the current record instead of a stale or modeled snapshot.

Behind 50173'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, 50173 is a go/no-go - the score says whether to drill in, then DLRadar carries you to parcels, capital and closing.