ZIP 52209 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Benton County, Iowa, ZIP 52209 scores 20 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: flood (NFIP) exposure (74/100). Its standout signals are construction/permit lag (85/100), structural risk (48/100), institutional ownership (18/100). By contrast, institutional ownership (18/100) and mortgage stress (8/100) register low. Structural risk reads 48/100 against active distress of 2/100.

The market reads neutral — home values rose 4.3% year on year, and 7% higher over three years, at 30/100 phase confidence. Appreciation rarely lifts every parcel — the laggards are the opportunity.

The tenure split is 77% owner-occupied to 23% rented. A median home runs $223,400 here, or 2.7 times local income. Vacancy runs 7.1%. Roughly 8.2% live below the poverty line. About 1,043 people live here, median age 39. On demographic stress specifically, 52209 scores 26/100. Households earn a median $73,854 — near the roughly $78,000 national figure. There are about 478 housing units across 52209. About 22% have a four-year degree. Rent burden reaches 32% of tenant households.

Net-net, 52209 is middle-of-the-pack, where the deals are specific addresses rather than the whole ZIP. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.