ZIP 28349 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 28349 in Duplin County, North Carolina carries a composite property-distress score of 32/100 — a moderate reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. Structural risk reads 70/100 against active distress of 7/100. What sets it apart are the readings on structural risk (70/100), institutional ownership (61/100), construction/permit lag (55/100). By contrast, mortgage stress (24/100) register low. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: FEMA disaster exposure (88/100), climate & FEMA risk (87/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (62/100).

The market reads expansion — home values rose 5.5% year on year, and 43% higher over three years, at 30/100 phase confidence. Appreciation rarely lifts every parcel — the laggards are the opportunity.

Home values center near $106,900, an affordability ratio of 1.7× — accessible. Median household income is $63,903, below the U.S. median near $78,000. About 3,852 people live here, median age 45. Vacancy runs 10.5%. Rent burden reaches 34% of tenant households. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 24/100. Owners hold 80% of homes, renters 20%. There are about 1,657 housing units across 28349. 14.6% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Educational attainment sits at 22% bachelor's-or-above.

Net-net, 28349 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.