ZIP 27616 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Wake County, North Carolina, ZIP 27616 scores 36 of 100 for composite distress, a moderate level on DLRadar's public-record index. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — climate & FEMA risk (97/100), FEMA disaster exposure (88/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (82/100). Its standout signals are structural risk (78/100), institutional ownership (66/100), construction/permit lag (60/100). mortgage stress (25/100) stay muted. Structural risk reads 78/100 against active distress of 7/100.

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 1.2% over the trailing year, and 8% higher over three years, at 22/100 phase confidence. At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

Vacancy runs 5.0%. Rent burden reaches 40% of tenant households. 61,161 residents call 27616 home, typically aged 35. The poverty rate is 8.9%. There are about 25,495 housing units across 27616. At $81,534, median income runs near typical U.S. levels. 56% of housing is owner-occupied. Around 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The typical home is worth about $349,300 (3.9× income, relatively affordable). The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 31/100.

Overall, 27616 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.