ZIP 51561 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Mills County, Iowa, ZIP 51561 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 exposure scores 29 and live distress 1 on the 0–100 scale.

The market reads peak — home values rose 3.6% year on year, and 34% higher over three years, at 24/100 phase confidence. Topping markets hide individual distress behind strong averages.

A median home runs $388,800 here, or 4.3 times local income. Roughly 5.3% live below the poverty line, a low share typical of higher-equity areas. About 716 people live here, median age 57. Vacancy runs 30.5%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. On demographic stress specifically, 51561 scores 24/100. There are about 473 housing units across 51561. The tenure split is 88% owner-occupied to 12% rented. Rent burden reaches 0% of tenant households. About 46% have a four-year degree. Households earn a median $89,665 — above the roughly $78,000 national figure.

Net-net, 51561 is a working-distress ZIP — the kind that rewards current, parcel-level intelligence. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.