ZIP 50257 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

DLRadar grades ZIP 50257 (Madison County, Iowa) at a minimal 13/100 for overall property distress. On the structural side it scores 31/100, with 1/100 of stress already active. Property-level stress concentrates in construction/permit lag (80/100), structural risk (31/100), institutional ownership (3/100). On the quiet end sit institutional ownership (3/100) and mortgage stress (2/100).

The peak-phase market in 50257 posted values that rose 3.1% over the year, and 4% higher over three years (phase confidence 23/100). Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

Median household income is $94,605, above the U.S. median near $78,000. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 21/100. The ZIP holds roughly 349 housing units. Home values center near $226,200, an affordability ratio of 2.3× — accessible. Educational attainment sits at 23% bachelor's-or-above. Population is roughly 1,022 with a median age of 40. 6.2% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. The vacancy rate is 13.5% — elevated. Around 11% of renters are cost-burdened. Owners hold 89% of homes, renters 11%.

On the whole, 50257 leans distressed, with opportunity clustered in specific stressed parcels. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.