ZIP 51250 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Sioux County, Iowa, ZIP 51250 scores 22 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. Its standout signals are institutional ownership (49/100), structural risk (49/100), mortgage stress (18/100). On the quiet end sit mortgage stress (18/100). Environmental exposure also runs high (flood (NFIP) exposure (100/100), climate & FEMA risk (62/100)). On the structural side it scores 49/100, with 5/100 of stress already active.

The expansion-phase market in 51250 posted values that rose 5.4% over the year, and 22% higher over three years (phase confidence 28/100). Rising prices can mask pockets of distress, where per-parcel scoring earns its keep.

The poverty rate is 2.4% — low. Population is roughly 9,887 with a median age of 30. The ZIP holds roughly 3,447 housing units. The typical home is worth about $294,000 (3.2× income, relatively affordable). Around 16% of renters are cost-burdened. 77% of housing is owner-occupied. Around 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 22/100. At $90,238, median income runs above typical U.S. levels. The vacancy rate is 2.8%.

Broadly, 51250 is a steadier market — the deals are the exceptions, not the rule. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.