ZIP 52079 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report

ZIP 52079's composite property-distress score is 20/100 - DLRadar classes that as low for Jackson County, Iowa. The latent-versus-live split is 43/100 structural and 6/100 already moving. What sets it apart are the readings on institutional ownership (50/100), structural risk (43/100), construction/permit lag (22/100). By contrast, construction/permit lag (22/100) and mortgage stress (18/100) register low.

The peak-phase market in 52079 posted values that rose 3.5% over the year (phase confidence 25/100). Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

Owners hold 97% of homes, renters 3%. Rent burden reaches 67% of tenant households. Households earn a median $98,846 — above the roughly $78,000 national figure. The vacancy rate is 6.1%. The poverty rate is 5.6% — low. On demographic stress specifically, 52079 scores 28/100. Around 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The typical home is worth about $237,800 (2.5× income, relatively affordable). There are about 450 housing units across 52079. Population is roughly 827 with a median age of 51.

Broadly, 52079 is a steadier market — the deals are the exceptions, not the rule. While 52079 carries no listed distressed parcels today, each signal above ties back to a public dataset on the same national scale.

The 52079 read uses the identical public-record model applied coast to coast, which means its 20/100 score means exactly what it means anywhere else, and 52079 stays directly comparable to neighboring ZIPs and the rest of Jackson County, Iowa. The score is rebuilt from public data as it updates, so 52079 reflects the current record instead of a stale or modeled snapshot.

The 20/100 figure for 52079 is a composite, not one metric: it rolls up foreclosure and pre-foreclosure activity, mortgage stress, tax delinquency and liens, local lender headwind, and structural risk into a single reading, which is why a ZIP can look calm on price yet score high on distress. Practically, 52079 works as a screen — verify the reading, drill to the specific parcels driving it, and carry the deal through capital and closing on the platform.