ZIP 28429 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

New Hanover County, North Carolina's ZIP 28429 registers 37/100 composite distress, which DLRadar reads as moderate. The most distinctive pressure shows up in structural risk (82/100), institutional ownership (71/100), construction/permit lag (60/100). mortgage stress (27/100) stay muted. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — climate & FEMA risk (96/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (95/100), FEMA disaster exposure (94/100). On the structural side it scores 82/100, with 8/100 of stress already active.

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 3.8% over the trailing year, and 25% higher over three years (phase confidence 32/100). At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

88% of housing is owner-occupied. The vacancy rate is 5.6%. The poverty rate is 17.7% — high, a tax-stress and distress correlate. Around 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. At $73,259, median income runs near typical U.S. levels. 9,083 residents call 28429 home, typically aged 44. Around 25% of renters are cost-burdened. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 26/100. The ZIP holds roughly 4,269 housing units. The typical home is worth about $239,200 (3.2× income, relatively affordable).

Overall, 28429 shows a mixed profile — neither uniformly stressed nor insulated — so opportunity is property-specific. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.