ZIP 28403 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In New Hanover County, North Carolina, ZIP 28403 scores 37 of 100 for composite distress, a moderate level on DLRadar's public-record index. Its standout signals are structural risk (82/100), institutional ownership (71/100), construction/permit lag (60/100). By contrast, mortgage stress (27/100) register low. On the structural side it scores 82/100, with 8/100 of stress already active. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: climate & FEMA risk (96/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (95/100), FEMA disaster exposure (94/100).

The market reads peak — home values rose 3.8% year on year, and 30% higher over three years (phase confidence 32/100). Topping markets hide individual distress behind strong averages.

Median household income is $50,988, below the U.S. median near $78,000. About 40,292 people live here, median age 30. 23.7% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Around 49% of renters are cost-burdened. Owners hold 36% of homes, renters 64%. Educational attainment sits at 48% bachelor's-or-above. Home values center near $386,700, an affordability ratio of 6.6×. The vacancy rate is 8.9%. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 45/100. The ZIP holds roughly 20,479 housing units.

Net-net, 28403 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.