ZIP 27944 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report

In Perquimans County, North Carolina, ZIP 27944 scores 21 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's distress index. The split runs 47/100 structural to 8/100 active on the ground. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — FEMA disaster exposure (89/100). Property-level stress concentrates in institutional ownership (62/100), structural risk (47/100), mortgage stress (26/100). By contrast, mortgage stress (26/100) and construction/permit lag (26/100) register low.

The market reads peak — home values rose 2.8% year on year, and 28% higher over three years (phase confidence 22/100). Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

Vacancy runs 17.9%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. 75% of housing is owner-occupied. Population is roughly 11,255 with a median age of 54. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 31/100. There are about 6,088 housing units across 27944. Median household income is $61,911, below the U.S. median near $78,000. Home values center near $236,900, an affordability ratio of 3.5× — accessible. Around 40% of renters are cost-burdened. Roughly 11.4% live below the poverty line. Around 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Net-net, 27944 is a working-distress ZIP — the kind that rewards current, parcel-level intelligence. There is no property file for 27944 at the moment; the composite and its components are still built from verifiable records.

Whether 27944 runs hot or quiet, its 21/100 composite is built the same deterministic way as every ZIP in the country — from recorded foreclosure, mortgage, tax-lien, climate and lender signals — so 27944 can be compared directly against any other ZIP in Perquimans County, North Carolina or nationwide. Sparse data for 27944 shows as blanks, never estimates, and the score updates on every fresh public filing.

The 21/100 figure for 27944 is a composite, not one metric: it rolls up foreclosure and pre-foreclosure activity, mortgage stress, tax delinquency and liens, local lender headwind, and structural risk into a single reading, which is why a ZIP can look calm on price yet score high on distress. Treat 27944 as a screen: confirm the composite, open the distressed parcels beneath it, and run the deal to funding and close on DLRadar.