ZIP 50472 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Mitchell County, Iowa, ZIP 50472 scores 23 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. Structural exposure scores 51 and live distress 6 on the 0–100 scale. Its standout signals are institutional ownership (52/100), structural risk (51/100), construction/permit lag (42/100). By contrast, mortgage stress (20/100) register low. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: flood (NFIP) exposure (85/100), FEMA disaster exposure (62/100).

The market reads expansion — home values rose 5.2% year on year, and 18% higher over three years, at 27/100 phase confidence. Appreciation rarely lifts every parcel — the laggards are the opportunity.

About 2,577 people live here, median age 47. Vacancy runs 3.2%. The typical home is worth about $204,100 (2.3× income, relatively affordable). 83% of housing is owner-occupied. There are about 1,112 housing units across 50472. The poverty rate is 6.7% — low. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 25/100. Rent burden reaches 47% of tenant households. At $86,538, median income runs near typical U.S. levels. Around 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Overall 50472 looks resilient on the surface, so the edge is isolating individual stressed parcels. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.