ZIP 24646 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Buchanan County, Virginia, ZIP 24646 scores 27 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — flood (NFIP) exposure (91/100), FEMA disaster exposure (81/100). Its standout signals are institutional ownership (64/100), structural risk (62/100), construction/permit lag (58/100). mortgage stress (28/100) stay muted. Structural risk reads 62/100 against active distress of 8/100.

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 4.8% over the trailing year, at 50/100 phase confidence. At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

785 residents call 24646 home, typically aged 64. Home values center near $75,600, an affordability ratio of 1.6× — accessible. Vacancy runs 20.7%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. 7.4% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Owners hold 98% of homes, renters 2%. Rent burden reaches 100% of tenant households. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 32/100. There are about 506 housing units across 24646. Educational attainment sits at 20% bachelor's-or-above. Median household income is $47,096, below the U.S. median near $78,000.

Taken together, 24646 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.