ZIP 24574 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Amherst County, Virginia, ZIP 24574 scores 13 of 100 for composite distress, a minimal level on DLRadar's public-record index. Its standout signals are construction/permit lag (100/100), structural risk (32/100), mortgage stress (3/100). mortgage stress (3/100) and institutional ownership (3/100) stay muted. Structural exposure scores 32 and live distress 1 on the 0–100 scale.

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 2.3% over the trailing year, 1.4% off the recent peak, and 38% higher over three years, at 50/100 phase confidence. At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

Home values center near $221,300, an affordability ratio of 3.3× — accessible. Owners hold 86% of homes, renters 14%. Vacancy runs 14.6%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. There are about 1,695 housing units across 24574. 12.3% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Educational attainment sits at 29% bachelor's-or-above. 4,071 residents call 24574 home, typically aged 46. Median household income is $65,898, below the U.S. median near $78,000. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 25/100. Rent burden reaches 12% of tenant households.

Taken together, 24574 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.