ZIP 27896 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Wilson County, North Carolina, ZIP 27896 scores 34 of 100 for composite distress, a moderate level on DLRadar's public-record index. Structural exposure scores 76 and live distress 8 on the 0–100 scale. Its standout signals are structural risk (76/100), construction/permit lag (72/100), institutional ownership (67/100). By contrast, mortgage stress (26/100) register low. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: FEMA disaster exposure (90/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (86/100), climate & FEMA risk (76/100).

The market reads peak — home values rose 2.4% year on year, 1.2% off the recent peak, and 16% higher over three years, at 20/100 phase confidence. Topping markets hide individual distress behind strong averages.

About 18,808 people live here, median age 44. Vacancy runs 6.4%. Owners hold 75% of homes, renters 25%. There are about 9,030 housing units across 27896. 9.3% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Educational attainment sits at 34% bachelor's-or-above. Home values center near $242,700, an affordability ratio of 3.1× — accessible. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 27/100. Rent burden reaches 37% of tenant households. Median household income is $67,893, below the U.S. median near $78,000.

Net-net, 27896 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.