ZIP 52159 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report

On DLRadar's 0-100 distress scale, ZIP 52159 in Allamakee County, Iowa comes in at 13, a minimal composite-distress reading. What sets it apart are the readings on structural risk (30/100), construction/permit lag (26/100), institutional ownership (13/100). By contrast, institutional ownership (13/100) and mortgage stress (10/100) register low. Structural exposure scores 30 and live distress 3 on the 0–100 scale.

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 2.5% over the trailing year (phase confidence 28/100). At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

Home values center near $165,400, an affordability ratio of 2.1× — accessible. Around 30% of renters are cost-burdened. Population is roughly 2,488 with a median age of 42. The tenure split is 75% owner-occupied to 25% rented. About 13% have a four-year degree. Vacancy runs 10.9%. Roughly 8.9% live below the poverty line. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 25/100. The ZIP holds roughly 1,173 housing units. At $71,136, median income runs near typical U.S. levels.

On balance 52159 is mixed, rewarding parcel-by-parcel screening over broad assumptions. While 52159 carries no listed distressed parcels today, each signal above ties back to a public dataset on the same national scale.

No ZIP is too small to score: 52159 passes through the same foreclosure, tax, mortgage and bank-stress model as any major-metro ZIP, so its 13/100 composite is a like-for-like number rather than an isolated estimate. Sparse data for 52159 shows as blanks, never estimates, and the score updates on every fresh public filing.

The 13/100 for 52159 sums independent layers - foreclosure, mortgage, tax-lien, lender headwind and structural risk - so the mix behind the number matters as much as the number. The point of the 52159 score is action: it tells you whether to open the ZIP, and DLRadar takes it from there to parcels, funding and close.