ZIP 28602 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report

Composite property distress in 28602 (Catawba County, North Carolina) lands at 31/100 — moderate on DLRadar's distress scoring. Structurally it carries 67/100, against 8/100 of stress already in motion. Its standout signals are institutional ownership (68/100), structural risk (67/100), construction/permit lag (30/100). On the quiet end sit construction/permit lag (30/100) and mortgage stress (26/100). Environmental exposure also runs high (flood (NFIP) exposure (91/100), FEMA disaster exposure (89/100), climate & FEMA risk (79/100)).

The peak-phase market in 28602 posted values that rose 2.3% over the year, and 26% higher over three years, at 19/100 phase confidence. Topping markets hide individual distress behind strong averages.

There are about 13,371 housing units across 28602. The vacancy rate is 10.9%. 66% of housing is owner-occupied. Around 29% of renters are cost-burdened. 29,273 residents call 28602 home, typically aged 41. On demographic stress specifically, 28602 scores 31/100. Median household income is $56,031, below the U.S. median near $78,000. The poverty rate is 16.4% — high, a tax-stress and distress correlate. Home values center near $212,900, an affordability ratio of 3.2× — accessible. Educational attainment sits at 18% bachelor's-or-above.

Net-net, 28602 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.

The number is not local guesswork: 28602's 31/100 comes from the same nationwide foreclosure, tax, mortgage and lender model, making it directly comparable anywhere. Where the record is thin for 28602, the field stays empty rather than modeled, and fills in as new documents post.

The 31/100 figure for 28602 is a composite, not one metric: it rolls up foreclosure and pre-foreclosure activity, mortgage stress, tax delinquency and liens, local lender headwind, and structural risk into a single reading, which is why a ZIP can look calm on price yet score high on distress. Practically, 28602 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.