ZIP 27523 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report

Chatham County, North Carolina's ZIP 27523 registers 32/100 composite distress, which DLRadar reads as moderate. What sets it apart are the readings on structural risk (70/100), institutional ownership (65/100), construction/permit lag (51/100). By contrast, mortgage stress (25/100) register low. Environmental exposure also runs high (flood (NFIP) exposure (89/100), FEMA disaster exposure (84/100), climate & FEMA risk (76/100)). The split runs 70/100 structural to 7/100 active on the ground.

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 1.2% over the trailing year, and 32% higher over three years (phase confidence 12/100). At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

There are about 8,450 housing units across 27523. About 68% have a four-year degree. The poverty rate is 7.2% — low. Rent burden reaches 32% of tenant households. Households earn a median $122,401 — above the roughly $78,000 national figure. On demographic stress specifically, 27523 scores 28/100. Population is roughly 18,330 with a median age of 40. Vacancy runs 7.9%. Owners hold 69% of homes, renters 31%. Home values center near $659,300, an affordability ratio of 4.8×.

Overall, 27523 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 27523 runs hot or quiet, its 32/100 composite is built the same deterministic way as every ZIP in the country — from recorded foreclosure, mortgage, tax-lien, climate and lender signals — so 27523 can be compared directly against any other ZIP in Chatham County, North Carolina or nationwide. Sparse data for 27523 shows as blanks, never estimates, and the score updates on every fresh public filing.

The 32/100 for 27523 sums independent layers - foreclosure, mortgage, tax-lien, lender headwind and structural risk - so the mix behind the number matters as much as the number. Practically, 27523 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.