ZIP 52237 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

DLRadar grades ZIP 52237 (Delaware County, Iowa) at a low 23/100 for overall property distress. Property-level stress concentrates in construction/permit lag (90/100), structural risk (55/100), institutional ownership (19/100). On the quiet end sit institutional ownership (19/100) and mortgage stress (9/100). On the structural side it scores 55/100, with 3/100 of stress already active. Environmental exposure also runs high (flood (NFIP) exposure (84/100)).

The expansion-phase market in 52237 posted values that rose 5.3% over the year, and 37% higher over three years (phase confidence 28/100). Rising prices can mask pockets of distress, where per-parcel scoring earns its keep.

At $83,633, median income runs near typical U.S. levels. Population is roughly 1,526 with a median age of 28. Around 17% of renters are cost-burdened. The typical home is worth about $166,800 (1.6× income, relatively affordable). The poverty rate is 12.2%. 84% of housing is owner-occupied. Around 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 23/100. The ZIP holds roughly 661 housing units. The vacancy rate is 11.8% — elevated.

Broadly, 52237 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.