ZIP 50249 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

Composite property distress in 50249 (Hamilton County, Iowa) lands at 16/100 — low on DLRadar's public-record scoring. The sharpest non-environmental signals are institutional ownership (35/100), structural risk (33/100), construction/permit lag (31/100). construction/permit lag (31/100) and mortgage stress (14/100) stay muted. Structural exposure scores 33 and live distress 4 on the 0–100 scale.

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 4.7% over the trailing year, and 22% higher over three years, at 28/100 phase confidence. At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

Vacancy runs 10.3%. The tenure split is 85% owner-occupied to 15% rented. Roughly 6.5% live below the poverty line, a low share typical of higher-equity areas. There are about 668 housing units across 50249. A median home runs $119,000 here, or 2.0 times local income. Households earn a median $54,167 — below the roughly $78,000 national figure. 1,256 residents call 50249 home, typically aged 55. On demographic stress specifically, 50249 scores 25/100. About 17% have a four-year degree. Rent burden reaches 46% of tenant households.

Overall, 50249 shows a mixed profile — neither uniformly stressed nor insulated — so opportunity is property-specific. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.