ZIP 27604 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

Composite property distress in 27604 (Wake County, North Carolina) lands at 36/100 — moderate on DLRadar's public-record scoring. The sharpest non-environmental signals are structural risk (78/100), institutional ownership (66/100), construction/permit lag (60/100). mortgage stress (25/100) stay muted. On the structural side it scores 78/100, with 7/100 of stress already active. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — climate & FEMA risk (97/100), FEMA disaster exposure (88/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (82/100).

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 1.2% over the trailing year, and 13% higher over three years (phase confidence 22/100). At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

The vacancy rate is 10.8%. 44,094 residents call 27604 home, typically aged 37. The poverty rate is 11.5%. The ZIP holds roughly 21,386 housing units. At $72,793, median income runs near typical U.S. levels. 55% of housing is owner-occupied. Around 41% of renters are cost-burdened. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 33/100. Around 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The typical home is worth about $349,200 (4.0× income).

Overall, 27604 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.