ZIP 52156 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

DLRadar grades ZIP 52156 (Clayton County, Iowa) at a minimal 14/100 for overall property distress. Property-level stress concentrates in structural risk (33/100), institutional ownership (18/100), construction/permit lag (16/100). On the quiet end sit construction/permit lag (16/100) and mortgage stress (10/100). On the structural side it scores 33/100, with 3/100 of stress already active. Environmental exposure also runs high (flood (NFIP) exposure (80/100)).

The expansion-phase market in 52156 posted values that rose 5.4% over the year (phase confidence 28/100). Rising prices can mask pockets of distress, where per-parcel scoring earns its keep.

The vacancy rate is 10.2%. Population is roughly 795 with a median age of 28. The ZIP holds roughly 289 housing units. Around 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The poverty rate is 3.3% — low. 92% of housing is owner-occupied. At $90,000, median income runs above typical U.S. levels. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 30/100. Around 74% of renters are cost-burdened. The typical home is worth about $225,700 (2.4× income, relatively affordable).

Broadly, 52156 is a steadier market — the deals are the exceptions, not the rule. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.