ZIP 52253 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 52253 in Cedar County, Iowa carries a composite property-distress score of 17/100 — a low reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. The latent-versus-live split is 37/100 structural and 3/100 already moving. What sets it apart are the readings on construction/permit lag (44/100), structural risk (37/100), institutional ownership (20/100). institutional ownership (20/100) and mortgage stress (8/100) stay muted.

Prices here sit in a neutral phase: values rose 4.8% over the trailing year, and 16% higher over three years (phase confidence 29/100). Even climbing markets leave specific parcels in distress; the scoring isolates them.

Median household income is $90,163, above the U.S. median near $78,000. 3.4% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. The vacancy rate is 3.7%. Owners hold 82% of homes, renters 18%. Around 33% of renters are cost-burdened. Educational attainment sits at 24% bachelor's-or-above. Home values center near $238,400, an affordability ratio of 2.5× — accessible. The ZIP holds roughly 1,073 housing units. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 23/100. 2,593 residents call 52253 home, typically aged 45.

On balance, 52253 reads as a higher-equity, stable market where distress is selective and worth pinpointing parcel by parcel. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.