ZIP 50601 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 50601 in Franklin County, Iowa carries a composite property-distress score of 12/100 — a minimal reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. What sets it apart are the readings on structural risk (25/100), institutional ownership (24/100), mortgage stress (11/100). By contrast, institutional ownership (24/100) and mortgage stress (11/100) register low. Structural exposure scores 25 and live distress 3 on the 0–100 scale.

The market reads peak — home values rose 4.8% year on year, and 38% higher over three years, at 25/100 phase confidence. Topping markets hide individual distress behind strong averages.

About 2,377 people live here, median age 44. The typical home is worth about $127,200 (1.8× income, relatively affordable). The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 25/100. 83% of housing is owner-occupied. At $63,869, median income runs below typical U.S. levels. There are about 1,179 housing units across 50601. The poverty rate is 12.5%. Rent burden reaches 42% of tenant households. Vacancy runs 11.3%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. Around 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Net-net, 50601 is middle-of-the-pack, where the deals are specific addresses rather than the whole ZIP. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.