Mecklenburg County, NC Distress Report: Foreclosure, Tax Liens & ZIPs (2026)
Where is distress concentrating in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina? DLRadar grades every Mecklenburg County ZIP 0-100 from foreclosure, tax-lien, mortgage and insurance records, peaking at 41/100. Here is the 2026 Mecklenburg County breakdown.
- Mecklenburg County's most distressed ZIP is 28031 at 41/100.
- 37 ZIP codes tracked in Mecklenburg County, averaging 41/100 distress.
- Mecklenburg County reads peak — home values up 1.0% year over year.
- Vacancy runs 10.5% across Mecklenburg County's tracked ZIPs, with a 10.1% poverty rate.
- The typical Mecklenburg County home is worth about $473,234 against a ~$91,460 median income.
- Lending headwind in Mecklenburg County sits at 48/100 — a forward read on distressed supply.
Source: the DLRadar property-distress index, rebuilt monthly from public records. Cite it freely with attribution to DLRadar (dlradar.com).
| Rank | ZIP | Composite distress |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28031 | 41/100 |
| 2 | 28078 | 41/100 |
| 3 | 28105 | 41/100 |
| 4 | 28134 | 41/100 |
| 5 | 28202 | 41/100 |
| 6 | 28203 | 41/100 |
| 7 | 28204 | 41/100 |
| 8 | 28205 | 41/100 |
| 9 | 28206 | 41/100 |
| 10 | 28207 | 41/100 |
| 11 | 28208 | 41/100 |
| 12 | 28209 | 41/100 |
Most distressed ZIP codes in Mecklenburg County (composite distress 0-100, 2026)
What is driving Mecklenburg County distress
DLRadar builds Mecklenburg County's distress picture only from records anyone can pull; its ZIPs average 41/100: FHFA price data, CFPB delinquency, county foreclosure and tax-lien filings, FEMA/NFIP claims and Census ACS.
Mecklenburg County market phase and pricing
Mecklenburg County reads peak — home prices rose 1.0% over the last year. When prices ease, days-on-market stretch out, surfacing more motivated sellers.
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Questions about this county
Where is distress highest inside Mecklenburg County, NC?
ZIP 28031 leads Mecklenburg County at 41/100, recomputed monthly from public records.
How would you describe the Mecklenburg County market phase?
Phase for Mecklenburg County: peak, tracking a 1.0% gain year over year, read off the FHFA index.
What is this Mecklenburg County analysis built from?
Mecklenburg County draws on FHFA (peak trajectory), CFPB mortgage performance, county recorder filings, FEMA/NFIP and Census ACS — every one a public source. The scoring model does not change between counties, so these 37 ZIPs are comparable to anywhere else.
How much do distress scores vary between Mecklenburg County ZIP codes?
A county average hides the spread. Across the Mecklenburg County ZIPs DLRadar ranks, scores run from 41/100 in 28031 down to 41/100 in 28209, against a Mecklenburg County average of 41/100. The 0-point range is the argument for ZIP-level search across Mecklenburg County.
What do Mecklenburg County home values and vacancy say about distressed supply?
The typical Mecklenburg County home carries about $473,234 of value against a median household income near $91,460. Vacancy across Mecklenburg County's tracked ZIPs runs 10.5% and the poverty rate is 10.1%. When budgets are stretched and homes sit vacant, arrears become listings — the reason these sit alongside Mecklenburg County's foreclosure and tax-lien record and its 48/100 lending headwind.
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