ZIP 29161 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

Composite property distress in 29161 (Florence County, South Carolina) lands at 30/100 — moderate on DLRadar's public-record scoring. The sharpest non-environmental signals are structural risk (64/100), institutional ownership (59/100), construction/permit lag (41/100). mortgage stress (24/100) stay muted. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — FEMA disaster exposure (86/100), climate & FEMA risk (83/100). On the structural side it scores 64/100, with 7/100 of stress already active.

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 4.7% over the trailing year, 3.2% off the recent peak, and 15% higher over three years (phase confidence 48/100). At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

The poverty rate is 18.7% — high, a tax-stress and distress correlate. Around 36% of renters are cost-burdened. At $47,923, median income runs below typical U.S. levels. The vacancy rate is 17.5% — elevated. 10,114 residents call 29161 home, typically aged 44. 69% of housing is owner-occupied. Around 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The ZIP holds roughly 5,037 housing units. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 31/100. The typical home is worth about $142,700 (2.6× income, relatively affordable).

Taken together, 29161 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.