ZIP 27981 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Dare County, North Carolina, ZIP 27981 scores 36 of 100 for composite distress, a moderate level on DLRadar's public-record index. Its standout signals are structural risk (78/100), institutional ownership (71/100), construction/permit lag (58/100). On the quiet end sit mortgage stress (35/100). On the structural side it scores 78/100, with 11/100 of stress already active. Environmental exposure also runs high (FEMA disaster exposure (94/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (92/100), climate & FEMA risk (89/100)).

The peak-phase market in 27981 posted values that rose 3.2% over the year, and 47% higher over three years (phase confidence 28/100). Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

Roughly 5.4% live below the poverty line, a low share typical of higher-equity areas. Population is roughly 1,802 with a median age of 38. The vacancy rate is 8.9%. About 29% have a four-year degree. The ZIP holds roughly 777 housing units. The tenure split is 73% owner-occupied to 27% rented. Households earn a median $73,542 — near the roughly $78,000 national figure. On demographic stress specifically, 27981 scores 27/100. Around 30% of renters are cost-burdened. A median home runs $311,800 here, or 3.5 times local income.

On balance 27981 is mixed, rewarding parcel-by-parcel screening over broad assumptions. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.