ZIP 65601 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Polk County, Missouri, ZIP 65601 scores 23 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. Structural exposure scores 53 and live distress 3 on the 0–100 scale. Its standout signals are construction/permit lag (100/100), structural risk (53/100), institutional ownership (23/100). By contrast, institutional ownership (23/100) and mortgage stress (10/100) register low. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: flood (NFIP) exposure (61/100).

The market reads peak — home values rose 4.3% year on year, at 28/100 phase confidence. Topping markets hide individual distress behind strong averages.

About 518 people live here, median age 54. Owners hold 79% of homes, renters 21%. There are about 367 housing units across 65601. Vacancy runs 18.9%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. 10.4% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 27/100. Rent burden reaches 27% of tenant households. Median household income is $48,942, below the U.S. median near $78,000. Home values center near $167,400, an affordability ratio of 2.7× — accessible. Educational attainment sits at 16% bachelor's-or-above.

Net-net, 65601 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.