ZIP 27530 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Wayne County, North Carolina, ZIP 27530 scores 28 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. Its standout signals are institutional ownership (63/100), structural risk (58/100), mortgage stress (24/100). By contrast, mortgage stress (24/100) register low. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: climate & FEMA risk (89/100), FEMA disaster exposure (88/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (69/100). On the structural side it scores 58/100, with 7/100 of stress already active.

The market reads expansion — home values rose 8.2% year on year, and 21% higher over three years (phase confidence 73/100). Appreciation rarely lifts every parcel — the laggards are the opportunity.

Median household income is $55,507, below the U.S. median near $78,000. 18.1% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Around 32% of renters are cost-burdened. Educational attainment sits at 22% bachelor's-or-above. The ZIP holds roughly 17,984 housing units. Owners hold 58% of homes, renters 42%. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 31/100. Home values center near $200,300, an affordability ratio of 3.2× — accessible. About 37,442 people live here, median age 39. The vacancy rate is 11.8% — elevated.

Net-net, 27530 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.