ZIP 50536 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

DLRadar grades ZIP 50536 (Palo Alto County, Iowa) at a low 25/100 for overall property distress. Environmental exposure also runs high (flood (NFIP) exposure (88/100)). On the structural side it scores 58/100, with 6/100 of stress already active. Property-level stress concentrates in construction/permit lag (92/100), structural risk (58/100), institutional ownership (47/100). On the quiet end sit mortgage stress (20/100).

The expansion-phase market in 50536 posted values that rose 5.4% over the year, and 25% higher over three years (phase confidence 28/100). Rising prices can mask pockets of distress, where per-parcel scoring earns its keep.

The vacancy rate is 12.3% — elevated. Population is roughly 4,287 with a median age of 43. Around 30% of renters are cost-burdened. Educational attainment sits at 19% bachelor's-or-above. Median household income is $62,404, below the U.S. median near $78,000. The ZIP holds roughly 2,092 housing units. 16.3% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Home values center near $122,000, an affordability ratio of 1.9× — accessible. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 26/100. Owners hold 71% of homes, renters 29%.

On the whole, 50536 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.