ZIP 27938 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

Composite property distress in 27938 (Gates County, North Carolina) lands at 17/100 — low on DLRadar's public-record scoring. The sharpest non-environmental signals are construction/permit lag (64/100), institutional ownership (47/100), structural risk (38/100). By contrast, structural risk (38/100) and mortgage stress (19/100) register low. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: FEMA disaster exposure (88/100). On the structural side it scores 38/100, with 6/100 of stress already active.

The market reads peak — home values rose 4.2% year on year (phase confidence 38/100). Topping markets hide individual distress behind strong averages.

Median household income is $49,757, below the U.S. median near $78,000. 12.5% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Educational attainment sits at 7% bachelor's-or-above. Owners hold 82% of homes, renters 18%. The ZIP holds roughly 868 housing units. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 24/100. About 1,863 people live here, median age 50. The vacancy rate is 11.9% — elevated. Around 9% of renters are cost-burdened. Home values center near $151,200, an affordability ratio of 2.4× — accessible.

Net-net, 27938 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.