ZIP 28570 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Carteret County, North Carolina, ZIP 28570 scores 40 of 100 for composite distress, a moderate level on DLRadar's public-record index. Structural exposure scores 88 and live distress 10 on the 0–100 scale. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — FEMA disaster exposure (94/100), climate & FEMA risk (93/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (83/100). Its standout signals are construction/permit lag (98/100), structural risk (88/100), institutional ownership (70/100). mortgage stress (32/100) stay muted.

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 3.2% over the trailing year, and 15% higher over three years, at 28/100 phase confidence. At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

21,435 residents call 28570 home, typically aged 45. Vacancy runs 18.7%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. The typical home is worth about $260,000 (3.5× income, relatively affordable). Around 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 33/100. The poverty rate is 11.2%. 77% of housing is owner-occupied. There are about 10,966 housing units across 28570. At $69,018, median income runs near typical U.S. levels. Rent burden reaches 50% of tenant households.

Taken together, 28570 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.