ZIP 29042 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Bamberg County, South Carolina, ZIP 29042 scores 22 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: FEMA disaster exposure (96/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (92/100). The latent-versus-live split is 50/100 structural and 9/100 already moving. Its standout signals are institutional ownership (72/100), structural risk (50/100), mortgage stress (31/100). By contrast, mortgage stress (31/100) register low.

The market reads expansion — home values rose 5.4% year on year (phase confidence 48/100). Appreciation rarely lifts every parcel — the laggards are the opportunity.

Median household income is $42,350, below the U.S. median near $78,000. 19.3% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. The vacancy rate is 39.6% — elevated. Around 51% of renters are cost-burdened. Home values center near $88,200, an affordability ratio of 2.2× — accessible. About 4,761 people live here, median age 34. Educational attainment sits at 19% bachelor's-or-above. Owners hold 65% of homes, renters 35%. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 35/100. The ZIP holds roughly 2,227 housing units.

Net-net, 29042 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.