ZIP 28529 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 28529 in Pamlico County, North Carolina carries a composite property-distress score of 30/100 — a moderate reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. Structural risk reads 65/100 against active distress of 8/100. What sets it apart are the readings on structural risk (65/100), institutional ownership (61/100), construction/permit lag (59/100). By contrast, mortgage stress (26/100) register low. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: FEMA disaster exposure (88/100), climate & FEMA risk (68/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (61/100).

The market reads peak — home values rose 3.2% year on year, at 28/100 phase confidence. Topping markets hide individual distress behind strong averages.

Owners hold 78% of homes, renters 22%. Median household income is $67,077, below the U.S. median near $78,000. There are about 1,020 housing units across 28529. Vacancy runs 21.4%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. About 2,074 people live here, median age 50. 10.8% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Rent burden reaches 29% of tenant households. Educational attainment sits at 19% bachelor's-or-above. Home values center near $162,300, an affordability ratio of 2.1× — accessible. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 25/100.

Net-net, 28529 is a working-distress ZIP — the kind that rewards current, parcel-level intelligence. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.