ZIP 52551 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Van Buren County, Iowa, ZIP 52551 scores 14 of 100 for composite distress, a minimal level on DLRadar's public-record index. Its standout signals are construction/permit lag (92/100), structural risk (33/100), mortgage stress (4/100). By contrast, mortgage stress (4/100) and institutional ownership (3/100) register low. Structural exposure scores 33 and live distress 1 on the 0–100 scale.

The market reads expansion — home values rose 5.4% year on year, at 28/100 phase confidence. Appreciation rarely lifts every parcel — the laggards are the opportunity.

A median home runs $97,000 here, or 1.1 times local income. The tenure split is 91% owner-occupied to 9% rented. Vacancy runs 25.0%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. Households earn a median $87,578 — above the roughly $78,000 national figure. On demographic stress specifically, 52551 scores 24/100. Roughly 4.3% live below the poverty line, a low share typical of higher-equity areas. About 672 people live here, median age 45. Rent burden reaches 57% of tenant households. There are about 418 housing units across 52551. About 28% have a four-year degree.

Net-net, 52551 is a working-distress ZIP — the kind that rewards current, parcel-level intelligence. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.