ZIP 24281 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Lee County, Virginia, ZIP 24281 scores 21 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. Its standout signals are construction/permit lag (61/100), structural risk (45/100), institutional ownership (38/100). By contrast, institutional ownership (38/100) and mortgage stress (18/100) register low. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: FEMA disaster exposure (71/100). On the structural side it scores 45/100, with 5/100 of stress already active.

The market reads peak — home values rose 4.8% year on year (phase confidence 50/100). Topping markets hide individual distress behind strong averages.

Households earn a median $52,734 — below the roughly $78,000 national figure. Around 89% of renters are cost-burdened. About 2,327 people live here, median age 47. A median home runs $154,900 here, or 2.5 times local income. About 14% have a four-year degree. The tenure split is 75% owner-occupied to 25% rented. Roughly 25.3% live below the poverty line, elevated and often tied to deferred-maintenance inventory. On demographic stress specifically, 24281 scores 40/100. The vacancy rate is 25.1% — elevated. The ZIP holds roughly 1,144 housing units.

Net-net, 24281 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.