ZIP 50578 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

Composite property distress in 50578 (Emmet County, Iowa) lands at 18/100 — low on DLRadar's public-record scoring. The sharpest non-environmental signals are institutional ownership (47/100), structural risk (40/100), mortgage stress (19/100). On the quiet end sit mortgage stress (19/100). Environmental exposure also runs high (flood (NFIP) exposure (87/100)). The latent-versus-live split is 40/100 structural and 6/100 already moving.

The expansion-phase market in 50578 posted values that rose 5.4% over the year (phase confidence 28/100). Rising prices can mask pockets of distress, where per-parcel scoring earns its keep.

The ZIP holds roughly 351 housing units. 18.7% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. The vacancy rate is 23.5% — elevated. Around 16% of renters are cost-burdened. Educational attainment sits at 21% bachelor's-or-above. Owners hold 83% of homes, renters 17%. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 23/100. Population is roughly 659 with a median age of 35. Median household income is $68,938, near the U.S. median near $78,000. Home values center near $106,500, an affordability ratio of 1.4× — accessible.

On the whole, 50578 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.