Lee County, VA Distress Report: Foreclosure, Tax Liens & ZIPs (2026)
Where is distress concentrating in Lee County, Virginia? DLRadar grades every Lee County ZIP 0-100 from foreclosure, tax-lien, mortgage and insurance records, peaking at 22/100. Here is the 2026 Lee County breakdown.
- Lee County's most distressed ZIP is 24244 at 22/100.
- 11 ZIP codes tracked in Lee County, averaging 17/100 distress.
- Lee County reads expansion — home values up 5.5% year over year.
- Vacancy runs 23.6% across Lee County's tracked ZIPs, with a 24.2% poverty rate.
- The typical Lee County home is worth about $117,464 against a ~$47,402 median income.
- Lending headwind in Lee County sits at 51/100 — a forward read on distressed supply.
Compiled from the DLRadar property-distress index and refreshed monthly. Cite with credit to DLRadar (dlradar.com).
| Rank | ZIP | Composite distress |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24244 | 22/100 |
| 2 | 24219 | 21/100 |
| 3 | 37752 | 18/100 |
| 4 | 24221 | 17/100 |
| 5 | 24243 | 15/100 |
| 6 | 24248 | 15/100 |
| 7 | 24263 | 15/100 |
| 8 | 24265 | 15/100 |
| 9 | 24277 | 15/100 |
| 10 | 24281 | 15/100 |
| 11 | 24282 | 15/100 |
Most distressed ZIP codes in Lee County (composite distress 0-100, 2026)
What is driving Lee County distress
Lee County's placement in the national index rests on public filings — a 17/100 average across its ZIPs. DLRadar reads FHFA price trajectory, CFPB mortgage delinquency, recorder-level foreclosure and tax-lien activity, FEMA/NFIP loss history and Census ACS demographics.
Lee County market phase and pricing
Lee County currently sits in expansion after a 5.5% gain in the past twelve months. Slower absorption is the mechanism that converts price weakness into motivated supply.
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What people ask
Which part of Lee County, VA scores highest for distress?
ZIP 24244 leads Lee County at 22/100, recomputed monthly from public records.
What stage of the price cycle is Lee County at?
Lee County reads expansion, with home prices up 5.5% year over year. Phase comes from FHFA House Price Index trajectory.
What are the sources behind these Lee County numbers?
Every Lee County figure traces to a public source — FHFA House Price Index for the expansion trajectory, CFPB mortgage performance, county recorder filings, FEMA/NFIP and Census ACS. The same deterministic model scores all 11 Lee County ZIP codes that it runs on every other U.S. county, so Lee County's numbers are directly comparable to any other market.
How much do distress scores vary between Lee County ZIP codes?
A single county score papers over real variation. Across the Lee County ZIPs DLRadar ranks, scores run from 22/100 in 24244 down to 15/100 in 24282, against a Lee County average of 17/100. The 7-point range is the argument for ZIP-level search across Lee County.
What do Lee County home values and vacancy say about distressed supply?
The typical Lee County home carries about $117,464 of value against a median household income near $47,402. Vacancy across Lee County's tracked ZIPs runs 23.6% and the poverty rate is 24.2%. Vacancy and strained affordability are the conditions that make arrears become supply, read here against Lee County's foreclosure and tax-lien filings and its 51/100 lending headwind.
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Formula-driven readings of public documents. Not investment, legal or financial advice of any kind; figures refresh from the live index each month.