ZIP 52155 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Howard County, Iowa, ZIP 52155 scores 18 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. Its standout signals are construction/permit lag (88/100), structural risk (40/100), institutional ownership (28/100). By contrast, institutional ownership (28/100) and mortgage stress (12/100) register low. Structural exposure scores 40 and live distress 4 on the 0–100 scale.

The market reads expansion — home values rose 5.4% year on year, at 28/100 phase confidence. Appreciation rarely lifts every parcel — the laggards are the opportunity.

Vacancy runs 19.7%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. A median home runs $116,500 here, or 1.8 times local income. Roughly 3.5% live below the poverty line, a low share typical of higher-equity areas. The tenure split is 88% owner-occupied to 12% rented. Households earn a median $68,750 — near the roughly $78,000 national figure. There are about 572 housing units across 52155. About 1,181 people live here, median age 44. Rent burden reaches 6% of tenant households. On demographic stress specifically, 52155 scores 20/100. About 11% have a four-year degree.

Net-net, 52155 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.