ZIP 28079 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 28079 in Union County, North Carolina carries a composite property-distress score of 33/100 — a moderate reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. Structural exposure scores 72 and live distress 7 on the 0–100 scale. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: FEMA disaster exposure (94/100), climate & FEMA risk (90/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (70/100). What sets it apart are the readings on structural risk (72/100), institutional ownership (66/100), construction/permit lag (49/100). By contrast, mortgage stress (24/100) register low.

The market reads peak — home values rose 3.2% year on year, and 13% higher over three years, at 21/100 phase confidence. Topping markets hide individual distress behind strong averages.

About 40,820 people live here, median age 38. Home values center near $395,700, an affordability ratio of 3.6× — accessible. Owners hold 81% of homes, renters 19%. Vacancy runs 3.5%. Educational attainment sits at 41% bachelor's-or-above. 6.4% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 28/100. There are about 14,935 housing units across 28079. Rent burden reaches 42% of tenant households. Median household income is $97,602, above the U.S. median near $78,000.

Net-net, 28079 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.