ZIP 51444 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Carroll County, Iowa, ZIP 51444 scores 16 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: climate & FEMA risk (61/100). Its standout signals are construction/permit lag (61/100), structural risk (34/100), mortgage stress (3/100). By contrast, mortgage stress (3/100) and institutional ownership (3/100) register low. Structural exposure scores 34 and live distress 1 on the 0–100 scale.

The market reads peak — home values rose 4.0% year on year, at 23/100 phase confidence. Topping markets hide individual distress behind strong averages.

Vacancy runs 0.8%. On demographic stress specifically, 51444 scores 29/100. There are about 112 housing units across 51444. About 26% have a four-year degree. A median home runs $152,200 here, or 1.8 times local income. Roughly 0.7% live below the poverty line, a low share typical of higher-equity areas. The tenure split is 98% owner-occupied to 2% rented. Households earn a median $83,333 — near the roughly $78,000 national figure. About 307 people live here, median age 31. Rent burden reaches 100% of tenant households.

Overall 51444 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.