ZIP 28610 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Catawba County, North Carolina, ZIP 28610 scores 33 of 100 for composite distress, a moderate level on DLRadar's public-record index. Its standout signals are structural risk (73/100), institutional ownership (67/100), construction/permit lag (54/100). By contrast, mortgage stress (25/100) register low. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: flood (NFIP) exposure (89/100), FEMA disaster exposure (88/100), climate & FEMA risk (81/100). The latent-versus-live split is 73/100 structural and 8/100 already moving.

The market reads peak — home values rose 1.2% year on year, and 17% higher over three years (phase confidence 50/100). Topping markets hide individual distress behind strong averages.

Educational attainment sits at 16% bachelor's-or-above. 13.7% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. The ZIP holds roughly 4,860 housing units. About 10,920 people live here, median age 42. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 26/100. Home values center near $180,900, an affordability ratio of 2.6× — accessible. Median household income is $62,309, below the U.S. median near $78,000. Owners hold 76% of homes, renters 24%. Around 20% of renters are cost-burdened. The vacancy rate is 12.4% — elevated.

Net-net, 28610 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.