ZIP 51455 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

Composite property distress in 51455 (Carroll County, Iowa) lands at 16/100 — low on DLRadar's public-record scoring. The sharpest non-environmental signals are construction/permit lag (63/100), structural risk (35/100), institutional ownership (12/100). institutional ownership (12/100) and mortgage stress (6/100) stay muted. Structural exposure scores 35 and live distress 2 on the 0–100 scale.

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 4.6% over the trailing year, and 56% higher over three years, at 24/100 phase confidence. At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

Vacancy runs 5.8%. 4.3% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Owners hold 83% of homes, renters 17%. Educational attainment sits at 25% bachelor's-or-above. 2,303 residents call 51455 home, typically aged 44. Rent burden reaches 34% of tenant households. There are about 1,111 housing units across 51455. Median household income is $75,455, near the U.S. median near $78,000. Home values center near $132,200, an affordability ratio of 1.7× — accessible. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 21/100.

Overall, 51455 shows a mixed profile — neither uniformly stressed nor insulated — so opportunity is property-specific. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.