ZIP 51552 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Cass County, Iowa, ZIP 51552 scores 18 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. Its standout signals are construction/permit lag (82/100), structural risk (39/100), institutional ownership (12/100). By contrast, institutional ownership (12/100) and mortgage stress (6/100) register low. Structural risk reads 39/100 against active distress of 2/100.

The market reads expansion — home values rose 5.4% year on year, at 28/100 phase confidence. Appreciation rarely lifts every parcel — the laggards are the opportunity.

There are about 84 housing units across 51552. The tenure split is 67% owner-occupied to 33% rented. Rent burden reaches 10% of tenant households. Roughly 15.9% live below the poverty line. A median home runs $125,000 here, or 1.3 times local income. Households earn a median $83,036 — near the roughly $78,000 national figure. About 195 people live here, median age 40. On demographic stress specifically, 51552 scores 21/100. Vacancy runs 0.0%. About 13% have a four-year degree.

Overall 51552 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.