ZIP 27980 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 27980 in Chowan County, North Carolina carries a composite property-distress score of 22/100 — a low reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. Structural exposure scores 49 and live distress 7 on the 0–100 scale. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: FEMA disaster exposure (88/100). What sets it apart are the readings on institutional ownership (60/100), structural risk (49/100), construction/permit lag (39/100). By contrast, construction/permit lag (39/100) and mortgage stress (24/100) register low.

The market reads expansion — home values rose 5.5% year on year, and 17% higher over three years, at 30/100 phase confidence. Appreciation rarely lifts every parcel — the laggards are the opportunity.

Owners hold 82% of homes, renters 18%. 7.2% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Vacancy runs 10.0%. There are about 772 housing units across 27980. Home values center near $259,300, an affordability ratio of 2.6× — accessible. Median household income is $73,316, near the U.S. median near $78,000. About 1,719 people live here, median age 48. Rent burden reaches 0% of tenant households. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 21/100. Educational attainment sits at 18% bachelor's-or-above.

Net-net, 27980 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.