ZIP 52245 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report

In Johnson County, Iowa, ZIP 52245 scores 16 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. Structural risk reads 33/100 against active distress of 1/100. Its standout signals are structural risk (33/100), institutional ownership (8/100), mortgage stress (4/100). By contrast, institutional ownership (8/100) and mortgage stress (4/100) register low. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: climate & FEMA risk (89/100).

The market reads neutral — home values rose 4.1% year on year, 1.5% off the recent peak, and 18% higher over three years, at 34/100 phase confidence. Appreciation rarely lifts every parcel — the laggards are the opportunity.

About 22,765 people live here, median age 31. A median home runs $315,100 here, or 3.9 times local income. On demographic stress specifically, 52245 scores 32/100. Roughly 20.9% live below the poverty line, elevated and often tied to deferred-maintenance inventory. The tenure split is 58% owner-occupied to 42% rented. Rent burden reaches 51% of tenant households. There are about 10,114 housing units across 52245. About 68% have a four-year degree. Vacancy runs 6.2%. Households earn a median $75,876 — near the roughly $78,000 national figure.

Net-net, 52245 is a working-distress ZIP — the kind that rewards current, parcel-level intelligence. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.