ZIP 29170 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report

Composite property distress in 29170 (Lexington County, South Carolina) lands at 32/100 — moderate on DLRadar's public-record scoring. The sharpest non-environmental signals are structural risk (70/100), institutional ownership (67/100), construction/permit lag (34/100). construction/permit lag (34/100) and mortgage stress (25/100) stay muted. The latent-versus-live split is 70/100 structural and 8/100 already moving. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — FEMA disaster exposure (92/100), climate & FEMA risk (91/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (79/100).

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 3.2% over the trailing year, and 23% higher over three years (phase confidence 36/100). At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

At $73,470, median income runs near typical U.S. levels. Around 44% of renters are cost-burdened. The ZIP holds roughly 9,391 housing units. Around 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 83% of housing is owner-occupied. The typical home is worth about $212,800 (2.6× income, relatively affordable). The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 26/100. 21,460 residents call 29170 home, typically aged 39. The poverty rate is 11.6%. The vacancy rate is 5.4%.

Overall, 29170 shows a mixed profile — neither uniformly stressed nor insulated — so opportunity is property-specific. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.