ZIP 24370 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 24370 in Smyth County, Virginia carries a composite property-distress score of 31/100 — a moderate reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — flood (NFIP) exposure (87/100), FEMA disaster exposure (81/100). What sets it apart are the readings on construction/permit lag (83/100), structural risk (70/100), institutional ownership (63/100). mortgage stress (25/100) stay muted. Structural risk reads 70/100 against active distress of 8/100.

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 4.6% over the trailing year, at 48/100 phase confidence. At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

5,740 residents call 24370 home, typically aged 44. Vacancy runs 20.1%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. Home values center near $104,300, an affordability ratio of 2.0× — accessible. There are about 2,938 housing units across 24370. Owners hold 77% of homes, renters 23%. Rent burden reaches 25% of tenant households. Median household income is $49,309, below the U.S. median near $78,000. 20.5% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 27/100. Educational attainment sits at 19% bachelor's-or-above.

Taken together, 24370 profiles as an active-distress market where motivated-seller and below-market acquisitions concentrate. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.