ZIP 52201 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

Composite property distress in 52201 (Washington County, Iowa) lands at 15/100 — low on DLRadar's public-record scoring. The sharpest non-environmental signals are construction/permit lag (75/100), structural risk (33/100), institutional ownership (3/100). On the quiet end sit institutional ownership (3/100) and mortgage stress (2/100). Structural risk reads 33/100 against active distress of 1/100.

The neutral-phase market in 52201 posted values that rose 4.1% over the year, 1.5% off the recent peak, and 49% higher over three years, at 34/100 phase confidence. Rising prices can mask pockets of distress, where per-parcel scoring earns its keep.

Population is roughly 1,359 with a median age of 43. There are about 486 housing units across 52201. Vacancy runs 8.7%. Rent burden reaches 4% of tenant households. At $98,945, median income runs above typical U.S. levels. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 18/100. The typical home is worth about $181,600 (1.8× income, relatively affordable). Around 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 85% of housing is owner-occupied. The poverty rate is 1.9% — low.

Broadly, 52201 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.