ZIP 28436 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report

On DLRadar's 0-100 public-record scale, ZIP 28436 in Columbus County, North Carolina comes in at 29, a low composite-distress reading. Its standout signals are institutional ownership (65/100), structural risk (62/100), mortgage stress (26/100). By contrast, mortgage stress (26/100) and construction/permit lag (11/100) register low. The latent-versus-live split is 62/100 structural and 8/100 already moving. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: flood (NFIP) exposure (88/100), climate & FEMA risk (84/100), FEMA disaster exposure (84/100).

The peak-phase market in 28436 posted values that rose 2.8% over the year (phase confidence 22/100). At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

Households earn a median $66,250 — below the roughly $78,000 national figure. The poverty rate is 4.1% — low. Population is roughly 2,145 with a median age of 34. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 25/100. Around 3% of renters are cost-burdened. About 10% have a four-year degree. 65% of housing is owner-occupied. The vacancy rate is 7.7%. The ZIP holds roughly 682 housing units. Home values center near $184,200, an affordability ratio of 2.9× — accessible.

On balance 28436 is mixed, rewarding parcel-by-parcel screening over broad assumptions. There is no property file for 28436 at the moment; the composite and its components are still built from verifiable public records.

Because one deterministic model scores every ZIP, 28436's 29/100 can be lined up against any neighbor in Columbus County, North Carolina or any ZIP coast to coast. Sparse data for 28436 shows as blanks, never estimates, and the score updates on every fresh public filing.

28436's headline rolls up several separately-scored signals, which is why two ZIPs can share a composite yet face very different distress. In workflow terms, 28436 is a go/no-go - the score says whether to drill in, then DLRadar carries you to parcels, capital and closing.