ZIP 51560 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 51560 in Pottawattamie County, Iowa carries a composite property-distress score of 36/100 — a moderate reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. What sets it apart are the readings on construction/permit lag (100/100), structural risk (82/100), institutional ownership (56/100). mortgage stress (21/100) stay muted. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — flood (NFIP) exposure (96/100), climate & FEMA risk (82/100), FEMA disaster exposure (64/100). The latent-versus-live split is 82/100 structural and 6/100 already moving.

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 3.6% over the trailing year, and 57% higher over three years (phase confidence 24/100). At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

Median household income is $71,442, near the U.S. median near $78,000. Around 24% of renters are cost-burdened. Owners hold 65% of homes, renters 35%. Educational attainment sits at 21% bachelor's-or-above. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 27/100. Home values center near $177,100, an affordability ratio of 2.2× — accessible. 15.1% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. The ZIP holds roughly 847 housing units. 1,902 residents call 51560 home, typically aged 39. The vacancy rate is 16.2% — elevated.

Taken together, 51560 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.