ZIP 50518 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

DLRadar grades ZIP 50518 (Webster County, Iowa) at a minimal 13/100 for overall property distress. Property-level stress concentrates in construction/permit lag (26/100), structural risk (26/100), mortgage stress (3/100). On the quiet end sit mortgage stress (3/100) and institutional ownership (3/100). Environmental exposure also runs high (climate & FEMA risk (64/100)). On the structural side it scores 26/100, with 1/100 of stress already active.

The peak-phase market in 50518 posted values that rose 4.0% over the year (phase confidence 23/100). Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

Median household income is $84,830, near the U.S. median near $78,000. Population is roughly 366 with a median age of 28. 8.7% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Around 56% of renters are cost-burdened. Owners hold 93% of homes, renters 7%. Educational attainment sits at 3% bachelor's-or-above. The ZIP holds roughly 144 housing units. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 27/100. Home values center near $158,300, an affordability ratio of 1.7× — accessible. The vacancy rate is 5.6%.

Broadly, 50518 is a steadier market — the deals are the exceptions, not the rule. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.