ZIP 50652 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Tama County, Iowa, ZIP 50652 scores 24 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. Structural exposure scores 55 and live distress 5 on the 0–100 scale. Its standout signals are construction/permit lag (62/100), structural risk (55/100), institutional ownership (45/100). By contrast, mortgage stress (18/100) register low. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: flood (NFIP) exposure (79/100).

The market reads expansion — home values rose 5.4% year on year, at 28/100 phase confidence. Appreciation rarely lifts every parcel — the laggards are the opportunity.

About 88 people live here, median age 56. Vacancy runs 36.8%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. There are about 82 housing units across 50652. Rent burden reaches 67% of tenant households. The poverty rate is 5.7% — low. Around 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The typical home is worth about $97,800 (1.8× income, relatively affordable). At $56,875, median income runs below typical U.S. levels. 86% of housing is owner-occupied. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 31/100.

Net-net, 50652 is a working-distress ZIP — the kind that rewards current, parcel-level intelligence. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.