ZIP 50274 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Cass County, Iowa, ZIP 50274 scores 16 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. Its standout signals are construction/permit lag (71/100), structural risk (36/100), mortgage stress (3/100). By contrast, mortgage stress (3/100) and institutional ownership (3/100) register low. Structural exposure scores 36 and live distress 1 on the 0–100 scale.

The market reads expansion — home values rose 5.4% year on year, at 28/100 phase confidence. Appreciation rarely lifts every parcel — the laggards are the opportunity.

There are about 150 housing units across 50274. 79% of housing is owner-occupied. Vacancy runs 29.0%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. At $71,875, median income runs near typical U.S. levels. The typical home is worth about $162,100 (1.8× income, relatively affordable). The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 25/100. The poverty rate is 12.9%. Rent burden reaches 18% of tenant households. About 170 people live here, median age 66. Around 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Net-net, 50274 is a working-distress ZIP — the kind that rewards current, parcel-level intelligence. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.