ZIP 52218 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Linn County, Iowa, ZIP 52218 scores 20 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. Structural exposure scores 46 and live distress 2 on the 0–100 scale. Its standout signals are construction/permit lag (52/100), structural risk (46/100), institutional ownership (15/100). By contrast, institutional ownership (15/100) and mortgage stress (7/100) register low. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: climate & FEMA risk (68/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (65/100).

The market reads neutral — home values rose 4.7% year on year, and 6% lower over three years, at 29/100 phase confidence. Appreciation rarely lifts every parcel — the laggards are the opportunity.

A median home runs $180,700 here, or 1.9 times local income. About 24% have a four-year degree. About 1,700 people live here, median age 37. Vacancy runs 12.0%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. The tenure split is 92% owner-occupied to 8% rented. Roughly 2.6% live below the poverty line, a low share typical of higher-equity areas. Households earn a median $90,924 — above the roughly $78,000 national figure. Rent burden reaches 8% of tenant households. There are about 760 housing units across 52218. On demographic stress specifically, 52218 scores 18/100.

Overall 52218 looks resilient on the surface, so the edge is isolating individual stressed parcels. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.