ZIP 52351 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report

In Benton County, Iowa, ZIP 52351 scores 21 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. Structural exposure scores 49 and live distress 2 on the 0–100 scale. Its standout signals are construction/permit lag (68/100), structural risk (49/100), institutional ownership (18/100). By contrast, institutional ownership (18/100) and mortgage stress (8/100) register low. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — flood (NFIP) exposure (79/100).

The market reads neutral — home values rose 4.9% year on year, and 10% higher over three years (phase confidence 33/100). Appreciation rarely lifts every parcel — the laggards are the opportunity.

The vacancy rate is 2.5%. Home values center near $303,000, an affordability ratio of 2.4× — accessible. Median household income is $116,477, above the U.S. median near $78,000. The ZIP holds roughly 468 housing units. 1,318 residents call 52351 home, typically aged 38. Rent burden reaches 10% of tenant households. 93% of housing is owner-occupied. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 17/100. About 34% have a four-year degree. The poverty rate is 1.4% — low.

Overall 52351 looks resilient on the surface, so the edge is isolating individual stressed parcels. No parcel file is published for 52351 yet, but every score above is drawn from a verifiable public dataset and refreshed as records post.

Whether 52351 runs hot or quiet, its 21/100 composite is built the same deterministic way as every ZIP in the country — from recorded foreclosure, mortgage, tax-lien, climate and lender signals — so 52351 can be compared directly against any other ZIP in Benton County, Iowa or nationwide. 52351 carries no interpolated values - each figure ties to a public source and refreshes the moment new records land.

Each component behind 52351 - foreclosure, mortgage stress, tax and lien delinquency, lender pullback, structural exposure - is graded on its own before the 21/100 roll-up. The point of the 52351 score is action: it tells you whether to open the ZIP, and DLRadar takes it from there to parcels, funding and close.