ZIP 27944 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 27944 in Perquimans County, North Carolina carries a composite property-distress score of 25/100 — a low reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. Structural exposure scores 55 and live distress 8 on the 0–100 scale. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: FEMA disaster exposure (88/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (60/100). What sets it apart are the readings on institutional ownership (62/100), construction/permit lag (57/100), structural risk (55/100). By contrast, mortgage stress (26/100) register low.

The market reads expansion — home values rose 5.5% year on year, and 28% higher over three years, at 30/100 phase confidence. Appreciation rarely lifts every parcel — the laggards are the opportunity.

Vacancy runs 17.9%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. Owners hold 75% of homes, renters 25%. About 11,255 people live here, median age 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. Rent burden reaches 40% of tenant households. 11.4% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Educational attainment sits at 20% bachelor's-or-above.

Net-net, 27944 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.