ZIP 52738 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

Composite property distress in 52738 (Louisa County, Iowa) lands at 6/100 — minimal on DLRadar's public-record scoring. The latent-versus-live split is 14/100 structural and 1/100 already moving. The sharpest non-environmental signals are construction/permit lag (25/100), structural risk (14/100), mortgage stress (3/100). On the quiet end sit mortgage stress (3/100) and institutional ownership (3/100).

The expansion-phase market in 52738 posted values that rose 5.3% over the year, and 14% higher over three years (phase confidence 28/100). Rising prices can mask pockets of distress, where per-parcel scoring earns its keep.

At $83,953, median income runs near typical U.S. levels. The ZIP holds roughly 1,343 housing units. The poverty rate is 11.6%. Population is roughly 3,389 with a median age of 38. Around 18% of renters are cost-burdened. The typical home is worth about $145,700 (1.6× income, relatively affordable). The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 22/100. 84% of housing is owner-occupied. Around 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The vacancy rate is 15.7% — elevated.

On the whole, 52738 leans distressed, with opportunity clustered in specific stressed parcels. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.