ZIP 51244 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report

ZIP 51244's composite property-distress score is 20/100 - DLRadar classes that as low for Sioux County, Iowa. Structural exposure scores 45 and live distress 5 on the 0–100 scale. The pressure is most legible in structural risk (45/100), institutional ownership (42/100), mortgage stress (18/100). By contrast, mortgage stress (18/100) register low. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — flood (NFIP) exposure (95/100), climate & FEMA risk (62/100).

The market reads peak — home values rose 2.5% year on year (phase confidence 28/100). At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

140 residents call 51244 home, typically aged 58. Home values center near $95,000, an affordability ratio of 1.1× — accessible. The vacancy rate is 4.7%. Owners hold 97% of homes, renters 3%. The poverty rate is 1.4% — low. Rent burden reaches 0% of tenant households. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 13/100. About 20% have a four-year degree. There are about 63 housing units across 51244. Median household income is $81,771, near the U.S. median near $78,000.

Broadly, 51244 is a steadier market — the deals are the exceptions, not the rule. Parcel-level detail for 51244 is not published yet -- the ZIP-level readings above remain fully sourced.

The number is not local guesswork: 51244's 20/100 comes from the same nationwide foreclosure, tax, mortgage and lender model, making it directly comparable anywhere. The score is rebuilt from public data as it updates, so 51244 reflects the current record instead of a stale or modeled snapshot.

Each component behind 51244 - foreclosure, mortgage stress, tax and lien delinquency, lender pullback, structural exposure - is graded on its own before the 20/100 roll-up. Practically, 51244 works as a screen — verify the reading, drill to the specific parcels driving it, and carry the deal through capital and closing on the platform.