ZIP 24401 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report

ZIP code 24401 in Augusta County, Virginia carries a composite property-distress score of 15/100 — a low reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. What sets it apart are the readings on structural risk (34/100), institutional ownership (16/100), construction/permit lag (9/100). By contrast, construction/permit lag (9/100) and mortgage stress (7/100) register low. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: flood (NFIP) exposure (67/100), climate & FEMA risk (60/100). The latent-versus-live split is 34/100 structural and 2/100 already moving.

The market reads expansion — home values rose 6.1% year on year, 2.0% off the recent peak, and 24% higher over three years (phase confidence 33/100). Appreciation rarely lifts every parcel — the laggards are the opportunity.

The ZIP holds roughly 18,086 housing units. Around 38% of renters are cost-burdened. Roughly 11.3% live below the poverty line. About 32% have a four-year degree. The vacancy rate is 7.8%. A median home runs $278,600 here, or 4.0 times local income. On demographic stress specifically, 24401 scores 31/100. About 37,720 people live here, median age 45. Households earn a median $63,746 — below the roughly $78,000 national figure. The tenure split is 64% owner-occupied to 36% rented.

Net-net, 24401 is middle-of-the-pack, where the deals are specific addresses rather than the whole ZIP. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.