ZIP 29006 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Saluda County, South Carolina, ZIP 29006 scores 29 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: FEMA disaster exposure (92/100), climate & FEMA risk (65/100). The latent-versus-live split is 63/100 structural and 7/100 already moving. Its standout signals are construction/permit lag (65/100), structural risk (63/100), institutional ownership (59/100). By contrast, mortgage stress (23/100) register low.

The market reads peak — home values rose 4.1% year on year, and 21% higher over three years (phase confidence 32/100). Topping markets hide individual distress behind strong averages.

Median household income is $50,797, below the U.S. median near $78,000. Educational attainment sits at 19% bachelor's-or-above. Home values center near $157,500, an affordability ratio of 2.7× — accessible. Around 27% of renters are cost-burdened. 15.2% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. About 8,987 people live here, median age 41. The vacancy rate is 14.1% — elevated. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 27/100. Owners hold 79% of homes, renters 21%. The ZIP holds roughly 4,391 housing units.

Net-net, 29006 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.