Orange County, NC Distress Report: Foreclosure, Tax Liens & ZIPs (2026)
Where is distress concentrating in Orange County, North Carolina? DLRadar grades every Orange County ZIP 0-100 from foreclosure, tax-lien, mortgage and insurance records, peaking at 32/100. Here is the 2026 Orange County breakdown.
- Orange County's most distressed ZIP is 27707 at 32/100.
- 15 ZIP codes tracked in Orange County, averaging 28/100 distress.
- Orange County reads peak — home values up 1.3% year over year, 0.4% off peak.
- Vacancy runs 8.1% across Orange County's tracked ZIPs, with a 11.1% poverty rate.
- The typical Orange County home is worth about $399,071 against a ~$88,054 median income.
- Lending headwind in Orange County sits at 48/100 — a forward read on distressed supply.
Data: DLRadar public-record property-distress index, refreshed monthly. Free to cite with attribution to DLRadar (dlradar.com) — a link back is appreciated.
| Rank | ZIP | Composite distress |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27707 | 32/100 |
| 2 | 27712 | 32/100 |
| 3 | 27705 | 31/100 |
| 4 | 27302 | 29/100 |
| 5 | 27517 | 29/100 |
| 6 | 27231 | 28/100 |
| 7 | 27243 | 28/100 |
| 8 | 27278 | 28/100 |
| 9 | 27510 | 28/100 |
| 10 | 27514 | 28/100 |
| 11 | 27516 | 28/100 |
| 12 | 27599 | 28/100 |
Most distressed ZIP codes in Orange County (composite distress 0-100, 2026)
What is driving Orange County distress
Orange County's placement in the national index rests on public filings — a 28/100 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.
Orange County market phase and pricing
DLRadar places Orange County in peak; prices moved up 1.3% over the year and remain 0.4% under peak. Longer marketing times follow, and with them the sellers worth calling.
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Questions about this county
What is the most distressed ZIP code in Orange County, NC?
ZIP 27707 leads Orange County at 32/100, recomputed monthly from public records.
What stage of the price cycle is Orange County at?
Orange County reads peak, with home prices up 1.3% year over year. Phase comes from FHFA House Price Index trajectory.
What is this Orange County analysis built from?
Orange 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 15 ZIPs are comparable to anywhere else.
How much do distress scores vary between Orange County ZIP codes?
Averaging the county conceals how uneven it is. Across the Orange County ZIPs DLRadar ranks, scores run from 32/100 in 27707 down to 28/100 in 27599, against a Orange County average of 28/100. With 4 points between best and worst, county-level targeting in Orange County wastes effort.
What do Orange County home values and vacancy say about distressed supply?
The typical Orange County home carries about $399,071 of value against a median household income near $88,054. Vacancy across Orange County's tracked ZIPs runs 8.1% and the poverty rate is 11.1%. When budgets are stretched and homes sit vacant, arrears become listings — the reason these sit alongside Orange County's foreclosure and tax-lien record and its 48/100 lending headwind.
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This is a deterministic read of public filings, not advice of any kind — investment, legal or financial. The underlying index updates each month.