ZIP 28345 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Richmond County, North Carolina, ZIP 28345 scores 26 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. Structural risk reads 57/100 against active distress of 8/100. Its standout signals are institutional ownership (67/100), construction/permit lag (58/100), structural risk (57/100). mortgage stress (26/100) stay muted. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — FEMA disaster exposure (88/100).

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 3.2% over the trailing year, and 28% higher over three years, at 28/100 phase confidence. At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

There are about 5,590 housing units across 28345. At $38,472, median income runs below typical U.S. levels. 12,224 residents call 28345 home, typically aged 39. 61% of housing is owner-occupied. The poverty rate is 22.1% — high, a tax-stress and distress correlate. Vacancy runs 16.6%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. Rent burden reaches 41% of tenant households. Around 8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The typical home is worth about $97,600 (2.5× income, relatively affordable). The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 33/100.

Taken together, 28345 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.