ZIP 28428 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

Composite property distress in 28428 (New Hanover County, North Carolina) lands at 37/100 — moderate on DLRadar's public-record scoring. Structural exposure scores 82 and live distress 8 on the 0–100 scale. Environmental exposure also runs high (climate & FEMA risk (96/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (95/100), FEMA disaster exposure (94/100)). The sharpest non-environmental signals are structural risk (82/100), institutional ownership (71/100), construction/permit lag (60/100). On the quiet end sit mortgage stress (27/100).

The peak-phase market in 28428 posted values that rose 3.8% over the year, and 21% higher over three years, at 32/100 phase confidence. Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

Population is roughly 7,034 with a median age of 52. The tenure split is 79% owner-occupied to 21% rented. A median home runs $572,700 here, or 5.6 times local income. Vacancy runs 50.4%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. About 48% have a four-year degree. On demographic stress specifically, 28428 scores 36/100. There are about 6,596 housing units across 28428. Rent burden reaches 30% of tenant households. Households earn a median $87,670 — above the roughly $78,000 national figure. Roughly 8.4% live below the poverty line.

On the whole, 28428 leans distressed, with opportunity clustered in specific stressed parcels. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.