ZIP 51237 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Lyon County, Iowa, ZIP 51237 scores 23 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. Structural risk reads 55/100 against active distress of 6/100. Its standout signals are construction/permit lag (70/100), structural risk (55/100), institutional ownership (48/100). By contrast, mortgage stress (18/100) register low. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: flood (NFIP) exposure (94/100).

The market reads expansion — home values rose 5.4% year on year, and 66% higher over three years, at 28/100 phase confidence. Appreciation rarely lifts every parcel — the laggards are the opportunity.

Vacancy runs 5.3%. Households earn a median $62,727 — below the roughly $78,000 national figure. The tenure split is 85% owner-occupied to 15% rented. Rent burden reaches 39% of tenant households. About 1,577 people live here, median age 49. On demographic stress specifically, 51237 scores 24/100. A median home runs $159,500 here, or 2.1 times local income. There are about 722 housing units across 51237. Roughly 6.9% live below the poverty line, a low share typical of higher-equity areas. About 21% have a four-year degree.

Net-net, 51237 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.