ZIP 28532 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report

Composite property distress in 28532 (Craven County, North Carolina) lands at 34/100 — moderate on DLRadar's public-record scoring. On the structural side it scores 74/100, with 7/100 of stress already active. Its standout signals are structural risk (74/100), institutional ownership (62/100), construction/permit lag (57/100). mortgage stress (25/100) stay muted. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: climate & FEMA risk (93/100), FEMA disaster exposure (84/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (76/100).

The peak-phase market in 28532 posted values that rose 1.9% over the year, and 20% higher over three years, at 18/100 phase confidence. Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

Population is roughly 19,918 with a median age of 31. A median home runs $218,000 here, or 2.9 times local income. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 31/100. The poverty rate is 15.0%. 55% of housing is owner-occupied. The vacancy rate is 14.2% — elevated. There are about 9,403 housing units across 28532. Around 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median household income is $65,772, below the U.S. median near $78,000. Around 32% of renters are cost-burdened.

Taken together, 28532 profiles as an active-distress market where motivated-seller and below-market acquisitions concentrate. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.

Whether 28532 runs hot or quiet, its 34/100 composite is built the same deterministic way as every ZIP in the country — from recorded foreclosure, mortgage, tax-lien, climate and lender signals — so 28532 can be compared directly against any other ZIP in Craven County, North Carolina or nationwide. Nothing here is interpolated — where a source is thin for 28532, DLRadar leaves it blank rather than guessing, and re-scores as new records post.

Each component behind 28532 - foreclosure, mortgage stress, tax and lien delinquency, lender pullback, structural exposure - is graded on its own before the 34/100 roll-up. Practically, 28532 works as a screen — verify the reading, drill to the specific parcels driving it, and carry the deal through capital and closing on the platform.