ZIP 52553 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

Composite property distress in 52553 (Wapello County, Iowa) lands at 7/100 — minimal on DLRadar's public-record scoring. The sharpest non-environmental signals are structural risk (15/100), institutional ownership (7/100), mortgage stress (5/100). institutional ownership (7/100) and mortgage stress (5/100) stay muted. Structural risk reads 15/100 against active distress of 1/100.

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 4.4% over the trailing year, at 24/100 phase confidence. At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

There are about 777 housing units across 52553. Home values center near $150,000, an affordability ratio of 2.3× — accessible. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 25/100. Owners hold 77% of homes, renters 23%. 14.7% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Vacancy runs 8.7%. Rent burden reaches 17% of tenant households. Educational attainment sits at 15% bachelor's-or-above. 1,871 residents call 52553 home, typically aged 43. Median household income is $62,341, below the U.S. median near $78,000.

Overall, 52553 shows a mixed profile — neither uniformly stressed nor insulated — so opportunity is property-specific. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.