ZIP 27544 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Vance County, North Carolina, ZIP 27544 scores 25 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — FEMA disaster exposure (88/100). Its standout signals are construction/permit lag (69/100), structural risk (54/100), institutional ownership (52/100). mortgage stress (21/100) stay muted. Structural exposure scores 54 and live distress 6 on the 0–100 scale.

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 3.0% over the trailing year, and 20% higher over three years, at 25/100 phase confidence. At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

There are about 1,587 housing units across 27544. Vacancy runs 13.2%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. The typical home is worth about $173,900 (2.6× income, relatively affordable). 74% of housing is owner-occupied. Around 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Rent burden reaches 20% of tenant households. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 26/100. At $63,393, median income runs below typical U.S. levels. 3,991 residents call 27544 home, typically aged 50. The poverty rate is 14.8%.

Taken together, 27544 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.