ZIP 29044 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

Composite property distress in 29044 (Richland County, South Carolina) lands at 35/100 — moderate on DLRadar's public-record scoring. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — climate & FEMA risk (93/100), FEMA disaster exposure (92/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (82/100). On the structural side it scores 77/100, with 8/100 of stress already active. The sharpest non-environmental signals are structural risk (77/100), institutional ownership (68/100), construction/permit lag (56/100). mortgage stress (26/100) stay muted.

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 3.2% over the trailing year, and 19% higher over three years (phase confidence 36/100). At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

The poverty rate is 18.4% — high, a tax-stress and distress correlate. The ZIP holds roughly 2,639 housing units. At $53,709, median income runs below typical U.S. levels. 84% of housing is owner-occupied. Around 60% of renters are cost-burdened. Around 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 31/100. The vacancy rate is 21.8% — elevated. 4,299 residents call 29044 home, typically aged 48. The typical home is worth about $135,200 (2.1× income, relatively affordable).

Taken together, 29044 profiles as an active-distress market where motivated-seller and below-market acquisitions concentrate. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.