ZIP 28449 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In New Hanover County, North Carolina, ZIP 28449 scores 37 of 100 for composite distress, a moderate level on DLRadar's public-record index. Environmental exposure also runs high (climate & FEMA risk (96/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (95/100), FEMA disaster exposure (94/100)). The latent-versus-live split is 82/100 structural and 8/100 already moving. Its standout 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 28449 posted values that rose 3.8% over the year, and 16% higher over three years (phase confidence 32/100). Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

Households earn a median $106,518 — above the roughly $78,000 national figure. Roughly 3.3% live below the poverty line, a low share typical of higher-equity areas. The ZIP holds roughly 1,820 housing units. Around 8% of renters are cost-burdened. A median home runs $759,700 here, or 6.0 times local income. About 51% have a four-year degree. On demographic stress specifically, 28449 scores 33/100. Population is roughly 2,017 with a median age of 57. The vacancy rate is 54.8% — elevated. The tenure split is 78% owner-occupied to 22% rented.

On the whole, 28449 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.