ZIP 52251 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

Composite property distress in 52251 (Iowa County, Iowa) lands at 16/100 — low on DLRadar's public-record scoring. On the structural side it scores 35/100, with 3/100 of stress already active. The sharpest non-environmental signals are construction/permit lag (58/100), structural risk (35/100), institutional ownership (28/100). By contrast, institutional ownership (28/100) and mortgage stress (11/100) register low.

The market reads expansion — home values rose 5.4% year on year (phase confidence 28/100). Appreciation rarely lifts every parcel — the laggards are the opportunity.

Roughly 6.9% live below the poverty line, a low share typical of higher-equity areas. Around 0% of renters are cost-burdened. Households earn a median $87,534 — above the roughly $78,000 national figure. A median home runs $120,300 here, or 1.4 times local income. About 581 people live here, median age 37. About 5% have a four-year degree. The ZIP holds roughly 239 housing units. On demographic stress specifically, 52251 scores 18/100. The tenure split is 93% owner-occupied to 7% rented. The vacancy rate is 11.9% — elevated.

Overall 52251 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.