ZIP 51453 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Calhoun County, Iowa, ZIP 51453 scores 19 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. Its standout signals are construction/permit lag (70/100), structural risk (41/100), institutional ownership (26/100). By contrast, institutional ownership (26/100) and mortgage stress (12/100) register low. Structural risk reads 41/100 against active distress of 4/100.

The market reads expansion — home values rose 5.3% year on year, at 27/100 phase confidence. Appreciation rarely lifts every parcel — the laggards are the opportunity.

The tenure split is 77% owner-occupied to 23% rented. Vacancy runs 21.6%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. A median home runs $78,800 here, or 0.8 times local income. Rent burden reaches 14% of tenant households. About 472 people live here, median age 41. Roughly 8.5% live below the poverty line. There are about 248 housing units across 51453. About 23% have a four-year degree. Households earn a median $66,250 — below the roughly $78,000 national figure. On demographic stress specifically, 51453 scores 19/100.

Net-net, 51453 is a working-distress ZIP — the kind that rewards current, parcel-level intelligence. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.