ZIP 51451 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

Carroll County, Iowa's ZIP 51451 registers 16/100 composite distress, which DLRadar reads as low. Structural exposure scores 34 and live distress 1 on the 0–100 scale. The most distinctive pressure shows up in construction/permit lag (61/100), structural risk (34/100), mortgage stress (3/100). On the quiet end sit mortgage stress (3/100) and institutional ownership (3/100). Environmental exposure also runs high (climate & FEMA risk (61/100)).

The peak-phase market in 51451 posted values that rose 4.0% over the year, at 23/100 phase confidence. Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

86% of housing is owner-occupied. The typical home is worth about $68,800 (2.5× income, relatively affordable). Vacancy runs 55.2%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. Around 7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Population is roughly 65 with a median age of 58. At $36,250, median income runs below typical U.S. levels. The poverty rate is 15.4%. There are about 105 housing units across 51451. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 27/100. Rent burden reaches 0% of tenant households.

On the whole, 51451 leans distressed, with opportunity clustered in specific stressed parcels. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.