ZIP 51534 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Mills County, Iowa, ZIP 51534 scores 12 of 100 for composite distress, a minimal level on DLRadar's public-record index. Its standout signals are construction/permit lag (78/100), structural risk (29/100), mortgage stress (3/100). By contrast, mortgage stress (3/100) and institutional ownership (3/100) register low. Structural risk reads 29/100 against active distress of 1/100.

The market reads peak — home values rose 3.6% year on year, and 7% higher over three years, at 24/100 phase confidence. Topping markets hide individual distress behind strong averages.

There are about 3,662 housing units across 51534. Households earn a median $89,023 — above the roughly $78,000 national figure. A median home runs $246,600 here, or 2.7 times local income. Rent burden reaches 25% of tenant households. About 9,238 people live here, median age 42. About 33% have a four-year degree. Vacancy runs 8.2%. Roughly 7.2% live below the poverty line, a low share typical of higher-equity areas. The tenure split is 83% owner-occupied to 17% rented. On demographic stress specifically, 51534 scores 23/100.

Overall 51534 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.