ZIP 28318 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report

In Sampson County, North Carolina, ZIP 28318 scores 31 of 100 for composite distress, a moderate level on DLRadar's public-record index. Structural exposure scores 67 and live distress 7 on the 0–100 scale. Its standout signals are structural risk (67/100), institutional ownership (64/100), construction/permit lag (32/100). construction/permit lag (32/100) and mortgage stress (25/100) stay muted. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — climate & FEMA risk (88/100), FEMA disaster exposure (88/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (75/100).

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 4.6% over the trailing year, and 26% higher over three years, at 29/100 phase confidence. At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

Vacancy runs 16.8%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. 85% of housing is owner-occupied. The typical home is worth about $154,200 (1.8× income, relatively affordable). At $64,984, median income runs below typical U.S. levels. The poverty rate is 9.4%. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 24/100. 4,303 residents call 28318 home, typically aged 43. Rent burden reaches 32% of tenant households. There are about 1,912 housing units across 28318. Around 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Taken together, 28318 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.