ZIP 27986 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Hertford County, North Carolina, ZIP 27986 scores 30 of 100 for composite distress, a moderate level on DLRadar's public-record index. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: FEMA disaster exposure (88/100), climate & FEMA risk (62/100). Its standout signals are construction/permit lag (100/100), structural risk (65/100), institutional ownership (52/100). By contrast, mortgage stress (21/100) register low. Structural risk reads 65/100 against active distress of 6/100.

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

There are about 591 housing units across 27986. Owners hold 63% of homes, renters 37%. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 32/100. Educational attainment sits at 13% bachelor's-or-above. Home values center near $138,600, an affordability ratio of 2.7× — accessible. Vacancy runs 26.2%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. Median household income is $48,235, below the U.S. median near $78,000. 19.3% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. About 1,581 people live here, median age 42. Rent burden reaches 32% of tenant households.

Net-net, 27986 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.