ZIP 28538 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 28538 in Greene County, North Carolina carries a composite property-distress score of 24/100 — a low reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. Structural exposure scores 50 and live distress 6 on the 0–100 scale. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: FEMA disaster exposure (88/100), climate & FEMA risk (60/100). What sets it apart are the readings on institutional ownership (50/100), structural risk (50/100), construction/permit lag (48/100). By contrast, mortgage stress (20/100) register low.

The market reads expansion — home values rose 5.1% year on year, at 28/100 phase confidence. Appreciation rarely lifts every parcel — the laggards are the opportunity.

About 2,231 people live here, median age 43. Vacancy runs 8.1%. Owners hold 49% of homes, renters 51%. Educational attainment sits at 12% bachelor's-or-above. There are about 916 housing units across 28538. Median household income is $54,773, below the U.S. median near $78,000. Home values center near $114,800, an affordability ratio of 1.6× — accessible. Rent burden reaches 20% of tenant households. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 26/100. 15.2% of residents fall below the poverty threshold.

Net-net, 28538 is middle-of-the-pack, where the deals are specific addresses rather than the whole ZIP. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.