ZIP 52533 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report

ZIP code 52533 in Jefferson County, Iowa carries a composite property-distress score of 14/100 — a minimal reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. What sets it apart are the readings on construction/permit lag (75/100), structural risk (32/100), institutional ownership (4/100). On the quiet end sit institutional ownership (4/100) and mortgage stress (3/100). The latent-versus-live split is 32/100 structural and 1/100 already moving.

The market reads peak — home values rose 2.5% year on year (phase confidence 26/100). At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

About 1,030 people live here, median age 47. Home values center near $126,800, an affordability ratio of 1.9× — accessible. The ZIP holds roughly 593 housing units. The tenure split is 79% owner-occupied to 21% rented. Rent burden reaches 10% of tenant households. Around 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 11.6% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Households earn a median $59,659 — below the roughly $78,000 national figure. Vacancy runs 5.2%. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 21/100.

Net-net, 52533 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.

Because one deterministic model scores every ZIP, 52533's 14/100 can be lined up against any neighbor in Jefferson County, Iowa or any ZIP coast to coast. Sparse data for 52533 shows as blanks, never estimates, and the score updates on every fresh public filing.

The 14/100 for 52533 sums independent layers - foreclosure, mortgage, tax-lien, lender headwind and structural risk - so the mix behind the number matters as much as the number. Practically, 52533 works as a screen — verify the reading, drill to the specific parcels driving it, and carry the deal through capital and closing on the platform.