ZIP 23701 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

DLRadar grades ZIP 23701 (Portsmouth County, Virginia) at a low 23/100 for overall property distress. Property-level stress concentrates in construction/permit lag (90/100), structural risk (53/100), institutional ownership (16/100). institutional ownership (16/100) and mortgage stress (7/100) stay muted. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — flood (NFIP) exposure (70/100). The latent-versus-live split is 53/100 structural and 2/100 already moving.

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 4.2% over the trailing year, and 16% higher over three years (phase confidence 38/100). At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

Median household income is $63,389, below the U.S. median near $78,000. 12.1% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Home values center near $235,200, an affordability ratio of 3.5× — accessible. The ZIP holds roughly 10,378 housing units. Educational attainment sits at 23% bachelor's-or-above. 24,430 residents call 23701 home, typically aged 38. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 32/100. Owners hold 66% of homes, renters 34%. Around 46% of renters are cost-burdened. The vacancy rate is 6.5%.

Overall, 23701 shows a mixed profile — neither uniformly stressed nor insulated — so opportunity is property-specific. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.