ZIP 28651 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report
Wilkes County, North Carolina · High Vacancy market
On DLRadar's 0-100 distress scale, ZIP 28651 in Wilkes County, North Carolina comes in at 34, a moderate composite-distress reading. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — FEMA disaster exposure (88/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (86/100), climate & FEMA risk (79/100). The sharpest non-environmental signals are structural risk (76/100), construction/permit lag (71/100), institutional ownership (66/100). By contrast, mortgage stress (27/100) register low. Structural risk reads 76/100 against active distress of 8/100.
The market reads peak — home values rose 1.9% year on year, and 17% higher over three years, at 18/100 phase confidence. At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.
About 4,629 people live here, median age 51. The poverty rate is 13.9%. There are about 2,901 housing units across 28651. At $57,232, median income runs below typical U.S. levels. The typical home is worth about $175,300 (3.2× income, relatively affordable). Around 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The vacancy rate is 21.8% — elevated. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 29/100. Owners hold 84% of homes, renters 16%. Around 29% of renters are cost-burdened.
Net-net, 28651 is a working-distress ZIP — the kind that rewards current, parcel-level intelligence. Parcel-level detail for 28651 is not published yet -- the ZIP-level readings above remain fully sourced.
Because one deterministic model scores every ZIP, 28651's 34/100 can be lined up against any neighbor in Wilkes County, North Carolina or any ZIP coast to coast. 28651 carries no interpolated values - each figure ties to a public source and refreshes the moment new records land.
Behind 28651's composite sit distinct signals (foreclosure, mortgage, tax-lien, lender and structural), each scored on its own before rolling up, so two ZIPs with the same total can describe very different situations on the ground. Practically, 28651 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.
Signal-by-signal read on 28651
Tax arrears, institutional buyers, insurance load, flood exposure, stalled construction, dislocated pricing and auction velocity — together with the 0 individual distressed properties come with owner, address, APN, an individual score and an exit read in the complete report.
Snapshot: 28651 by the numbers
Real-time distress, cycle phase, housing and bank-stress readings for 28651, the same set carried on every parcel.
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