ZIP 52224 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

Composite property distress in 52224 (Benton County, Iowa) lands at 22/100 — low on DLRadar's public-record scoring. The sharpest non-environmental signals are construction/permit lag (78/100), structural risk (53/100), institutional ownership (31/100). By contrast, institutional ownership (31/100) and mortgage stress (13/100) register low. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: flood (NFIP) exposure (78/100). The latent-versus-live split is 53/100 structural and 4/100 already moving.

The market reads neutral — home values rose 4.8% year on year, and 44% higher over three years (phase confidence 29/100). Appreciation rarely lifts every parcel — the laggards are the opportunity.

The ZIP holds roughly 911 housing units. Around 36% of renters are cost-burdened. The vacancy rate is 6.9%. About 26% have a four-year degree. About 1,954 people live here, median age 42. A median home runs $177,000 here, or 2.3 times local income. Roughly 10.6% live below the poverty line. On demographic stress specifically, 52224 scores 25/100. Households earn a median $72,917 — near the roughly $78,000 national figure. The tenure split is 84% owner-occupied to 16% rented.

Net-net, 52224 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.