ZIP 27243 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report

Scored purely from public records, 27243 (Orange County, North Carolina) returns a low composite of 28/100. On the structural side it scores 61/100, with 8/100 of stress already active. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — flood (NFIP) exposure (98/100), FEMA disaster exposure (84/100), climate & FEMA risk (81/100). Property-level stress concentrates in institutional ownership (67/100), structural risk (61/100), mortgage stress (26/100). By contrast, mortgage stress (26/100) register low.

The peak-phase market in 27243 posted values that rose 1.3% over the year, and 23% higher over three years, at 12/100 phase confidence. Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

A median home runs $298,600 here, or 3.0 times local income. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 20/100. Owners hold 91% of homes, renters 9%. There are about 2,392 housing units across 27243. 5,506 residents call 27243 home, typically aged 45. Median household income is $88,681, above the U.S. median near $78,000. Vacancy runs 11.5%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. Around 8% of renters are cost-burdened. About 36% have a four-year degree. The poverty rate is 3.3% — low.

Overall, 27243 shows a mixed profile — neither uniformly stressed nor insulated — so opportunity is property-specific. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.

Whether 27243 runs hot or quiet, its 28/100 composite is built the same deterministic way as every ZIP in the country — from recorded foreclosure, mortgage, tax-lien, climate and lender signals — so 27243 can be compared directly against any other ZIP in Orange County, North Carolina or nationwide. Sparse data for 27243 shows as blanks, never estimates, and the score updates on every fresh public filing.

27243's headline rolls up several separately-scored signals, which is why two ZIPs can share a composite yet face very different distress. Practically, 27243 works as a screen — verify the reading, drill to the specific parcels driving it, and carry the deal through capital and closing on the platform.