ZIP 52229 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report

ZIP code 52229 in Benton County, Iowa carries a composite property-distress score of 20/100 — a low reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. Structural exposure scores 47 and live distress 2 on the 0–100 scale. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: flood (NFIP) exposure (76/100). Its standout signals are construction/permit lag (79/100), structural risk (47/100), institutional ownership (17/100). On the quiet end sit institutional ownership (17/100) and mortgage stress (8/100).

The neutral-phase market in 52229 posted values that rose 4.9% over the year (phase confidence 33/100). Appreciation rarely lifts every parcel — the laggards are the opportunity.

78% of housing is owner-occupied. On demographic stress specifically, 52229 scores 23/100. Population is roughly 841 with a median age of 39. Households earn a median $87,679 — above the roughly $78,000 national figure. Home values center near $151,000, an affordability ratio of 1.9× — accessible. The vacancy rate is 4.2%. 15.6% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. There are about 272 housing units across 52229. Rent burden reaches 15% of tenant households. Around 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Overall 52229 looks resilient on the surface, so the edge is isolating individual stressed parcels. No parcel file is published for 52229 yet, but every score above is drawn from a verifiable public dataset and refreshed as records post.

Whether 52229 runs hot or quiet, its 20/100 composite is built the same deterministic way as every ZIP in the country — from recorded foreclosure, mortgage, tax-lien, climate and lender signals — so 52229 can be compared directly against any other ZIP in Benton County, Iowa or nationwide. The score is rebuilt from public data as it updates, so 52229 reflects the current record instead of a stale or modeled snapshot.

The 20/100 for 52229 sums independent layers - foreclosure, mortgage, tax-lien, lender headwind and structural risk - so the mix behind the number matters as much as the number. For a buyer, 52229 is one row in a larger workflow: confirm the score, pull the distressed parcels behind it, then move from signal to funded, closed acquisition through DLRadar.