ZIP 27949 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 27949 in Dare County, North Carolina carries a composite property-distress score of 36/100 — a moderate reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. What sets it apart are the readings on structural risk (78/100), institutional ownership (71/100), construction/permit lag (58/100). mortgage stress (35/100) stay muted. On the structural side it scores 78/100, with 11/100 of stress already active. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — FEMA disaster exposure (94/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (92/100), climate & FEMA risk (89/100).

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 3.2% over the trailing year, and 21% higher over three years (phase confidence 28/100). At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

At $109,443, median income runs above typical U.S. levels. The poverty rate is 2.9% — low. 83% of housing is owner-occupied. Around 43% of renters are cost-burdened. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 37/100. The ZIP holds roughly 8,994 housing units. The typical home is worth about $677,600 (5.5× income). The vacancy rate is 62.3% — elevated. Around 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 8,094 residents call 27949 home, typically aged 54.

Taken together, 27949 profiles as an active-distress market where motivated-seller and below-market acquisitions concentrate. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.