ZIP 27701 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Durham County, North Carolina, ZIP 27701 scores 36 of 100 for composite distress, a moderate level on DLRadar's public-record index. Its standout signals are structural risk (79/100), institutional ownership (68/100), construction/permit lag (61/100). By contrast, mortgage stress (25/100) register low. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: flood (NFIP) exposure (96/100), climate & FEMA risk (90/100), FEMA disaster exposure (88/100). The latent-versus-live split is 79/100 structural and 8/100 already moving.

The market reads peak — home values rose 3.0% year on year, and 11% higher over three years (phase confidence 25/100). Topping markets hide individual distress behind strong averages.

Median household income is $66,852, below the U.S. median near $78,000. The ZIP holds roughly 14,073 housing units. Owners hold 29% of homes, renters 71%. Around 30% of renters are cost-burdened. The vacancy rate is 12.1% — elevated. Educational attainment sits at 50% bachelor's-or-above. 20.0% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 42/100. Home values center near $508,900, an affordability ratio of 6.8×. About 24,881 people live here, median age 35.

Net-net, 27701 is a working-distress ZIP — the kind that rewards current, parcel-level intelligence. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.