ZIP 51554 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

Composite property distress in 51554 (Mills County, Iowa) lands at 12/100 — minimal on DLRadar's public-record scoring. The sharpest non-environmental signals are construction/permit lag (78/100), structural risk (29/100), mortgage stress (3/100). mortgage stress (3/100) and institutional ownership (3/100) stay muted. Structural exposure scores 29 and live distress 1 on the 0–100 scale.

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 3.6% over the trailing year, at 24/100 phase confidence. At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 29/100. Vacancy runs 66.7%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. Median household income is $100,208, above the U.S. median near $78,000. Owners hold 100% of homes, renters 0%. There are about 111 housing units across 51554. Educational attainment sits at 51% bachelor's-or-above. 167 residents call 51554 home, typically aged 21. Home values center near $392,300, an affordability ratio of 2.6× — accessible. 9.0% of residents fall below the poverty threshold.

Taken together, 51554 profiles as an active-distress market where motivated-seller and below-market acquisitions concentrate. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.