ZIP 52501 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Wapello County, Iowa, ZIP 52501 scores 16 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. Its standout signals are construction/permit lag (36/100), structural risk (35/100), institutional ownership (8/100). On the quiet end sit institutional ownership (8/100) and mortgage stress (5/100). Environmental exposure also runs high (climate & FEMA risk (66/100)). On the structural side it scores 35/100, with 2/100 of stress already active.

The peak-phase market in 52501 posted values that rose 4.0% over the year, and 16% higher over three years (phase confidence 23/100). Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

At $59,091, median income runs below typical U.S. levels. The poverty rate is 17.6% — high, a tax-stress and distress correlate. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 28/100. The typical home is worth about $122,700 (1.9× income, relatively affordable). Around 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The ZIP holds roughly 13,570 housing units. Around 41% of renters are cost-burdened. The vacancy rate is 11.0%. 65% of housing is owner-occupied. Population is roughly 30,341 with a median age of 39.

On balance 52501 is mixed, rewarding parcel-by-parcel screening over broad assumptions. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.