ZIP 28449 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report

In New Hanover County, North Carolina, ZIP 28449 scores 36 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 (93/100)). Structural risk reads 80/100 against active distress of 8/100. The sharpest non-environmental signals are structural risk (80/100), institutional ownership (71/100), construction/permit lag (55/100). By contrast, mortgage stress (27/100) register low.

The peak-phase market in 28449 posted values that rose 3.5% over the year, and 16% higher over three years, at 23/100 phase confidence. At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

At $106,518, median income runs above typical U.S. levels. Roughly 3.3% live below the poverty line, a low share typical of higher-equity areas. There are about 1,820 housing units across 28449. Around 8% of renters are cost-burdened. The typical home is worth about $759,700 (6.0× income). Educational attainment sits at 51% bachelor's-or-above. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 33/100. Population is roughly 2,017 with a median age of 57. The vacancy rate is 54.8% — elevated. 78% of housing is owner-occupied.

Taken together, 28449 profiles as an active-distress market where motivated-seller and below-market acquisitions concentrate. While 28449 carries no listed distressed parcels today, each signal above ties back to a public dataset on the same national scale.

No ZIP is too small to score: 28449 passes through the same foreclosure, tax, mortgage and bank-stress model as any major-metro ZIP, so its 36/100 composite is a like-for-like number rather than an isolated estimate. Sparse data for 28449 shows as blanks, never estimates, and the score updates on every fresh public filing.

Each component behind 28449 - foreclosure, mortgage stress, tax and lien delinquency, lender pullback, structural exposure - is graded on its own before the 36/100 roll-up. In workflow terms, 28449 is a go/no-go - the score says whether to drill in, then DLRadar carries you to parcels, capital and closing.