ZIP 28443 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report

In Pender County, North Carolina, ZIP 28443 scores 30 of 100 for composite distress, a moderate level on DLRadar's public-record index. Its heaviest discrete signals: structural risk (66/100), institutional ownership (63/100), mortgage stress (27/100). By contrast, mortgage stress (27/100) and construction/permit lag (27/100) register low. The split runs 66/100 structural to 8/100 active on the ground. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — climate & FEMA risk (87/100), FEMA disaster exposure (84/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (79/100).

The peak-phase market in 28443 posted values that rose 3.5% over the year, and 20% higher over three years, at 23/100 phase confidence. Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

Median household income is $89,392, above the U.S. median near $78,000. Rent burden reaches 49% of tenant households. There are about 11,843 housing units across 28443. Around 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 31/100. About 27,203 people live here, median age 41. The poverty rate is 8.0%. Home values center near $391,900, an affordability ratio of 4.0× — accessible. 81% of housing is owner-occupied. Vacancy runs 12.5%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal.

On the whole, 28443 leans distressed, with opportunity clustered in specific stressed parcels. Parcel-level detail for 28443 is not published yet -- the ZIP-level readings above remain fully sourced to public records.

The 28443 read uses the identical public-record model applied coast to coast, which means its 30/100 score means exactly what it means anywhere else, and 28443 stays directly comparable to neighboring ZIPs and the rest of Pender County, North Carolina. Every figure is auditable to a public dataset and refreshed on ingest; 28443 shows blanks, not estimates, wherever the record is sparse.

28443's score blends several independent layers — foreclosure and mortgage stress, tax and lien delinquency, bank headwind and structural exposure — into one 0–100 number, so understanding the components matters as much as the headline for anyone screening the ZIP. The point of the 28443 score is action: it tells you whether to open the ZIP, and DLRadar takes it from there to parcels, funding and close.