ZIP 52136 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 52136 in Howard County, Iowa carries a composite property-distress score of 18/100 — a low reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. The latent-versus-live split is 41/100 structural and 4/100 already moving. What sets it apart are the readings on construction/permit lag (85/100), structural risk (41/100), institutional ownership (28/100). institutional ownership (28/100) and mortgage stress (12/100) stay muted.

Prices here sit in a expansion phase: values rose 5.4% over the trailing year, and 29% higher over three years (phase confidence 28/100). Even climbing markets leave specific parcels in distress; the scoring isolates them.

Median household income is $66,932, below the U.S. median near $78,000. 8.5% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Around 33% of renters are cost-burdened. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 26/100. The vacancy rate is 12.2% — elevated. The ZIP holds roughly 2,604 housing units. Home values center near $161,100, an affordability ratio of 2.3× — accessible. Owners hold 77% of homes, renters 23%. Educational attainment sits at 20% bachelor's-or-above. 5,763 residents call 52136 home, typically aged 44.

Taken together, 52136 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.