ZIP 50682 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

Buchanan County, Iowa's ZIP 50682 registers 6/100 composite distress, which DLRadar reads as minimal. On the structural side it scores 11/100, with 1/100 of stress already active. The most distinctive pressure shows up in structural risk (11/100), mortgage stress (3/100), institutional ownership (3/100). By contrast, mortgage stress (3/100) and institutional ownership (3/100) register low.

The market reads expansion — home values rose 5.4% year on year, and 13% higher over three years (phase confidence 28/100). Appreciation rarely lifts every parcel — the laggards are the opportunity.

The poverty rate is 3.1% — low. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 18/100. 84% of housing is owner-occupied. Around 4% of renters are cost-burdened. The ZIP holds roughly 610 housing units. The vacancy rate is 5.1%. Around 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The typical home is worth about $183,800 (2.1× income, relatively affordable). At $85,625, median income runs near typical U.S. levels. About 1,700 people live here, median age 40.

Overall 50682 looks resilient on the surface, so the edge is isolating individual stressed parcels. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.