ZIP 52302 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 52302 in Linn County, Iowa carries a composite property-distress score of 25/100 — a low reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. Structural exposure scores 56 and live distress 2 on the 0–100 scale. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: climate & FEMA risk (88/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (85/100). What sets it apart are the readings on structural risk (56/100), construction/permit lag (52/100), institutional ownership (19/100). By contrast, institutional ownership (19/100) and mortgage stress (8/100) register low.

The market reads neutral — home values rose 4.2% year on year, and 14% higher over three years, at 30/100 phase confidence. Appreciation rarely lifts every parcel — the laggards are the opportunity.

About 42,732 people live here, median age 41. There are about 18,422 housing units across 52302. The tenure split is 77% owner-occupied to 23% rented. About 39% have a four-year degree. A median home runs $244,400 here, or 2.7 times local income. Roughly 7.2% live below the poverty line, a low share typical of higher-equity areas. Vacancy runs 5.3%. Households earn a median $87,463 — above the roughly $78,000 national figure. On demographic stress specifically, 52302 scores 25/100. Rent burden reaches 40% of tenant households.

Net-net, 52302 is middle-of-the-pack, where the deals are specific addresses rather than the whole ZIP. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.