ZIP 52163 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 52163 in Howard County, Iowa carries a composite property-distress score of 18/100 — a low reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. On the structural side it scores 40/100, with 4/100 of stress already active. What sets it apart are the readings on construction/permit lag (88/100), structural risk (40/100), 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 (phase confidence 28/100). Even climbing markets leave specific parcels in distress; the scoring isolates them.

The ZIP holds roughly 160 housing units. 2.0% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Around 24% of renters are cost-burdened. Owners hold 88% of homes, renters 13%. Home values center near $115,000, an affordability ratio of 1.7× — accessible. Educational attainment sits at 34% bachelor's-or-above. 354 residents call 52163 home, typically aged 30. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 18/100. Median household income is $63,125, below the U.S. median near $78,000. The vacancy rate is 7.7%.

Overall, 52163 shows a mixed profile — neither uniformly stressed nor insulated — so opportunity is property-specific. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.