ZIP 29204 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Richland County, South Carolina, ZIP 29204 scores 35 of 100 for composite distress, a moderate level on DLRadar's public-record index. Its standout signals are structural risk (77/100), institutional ownership (68/100), construction/permit lag (56/100). By contrast, mortgage stress (26/100) register low. The latent-versus-live split is 77/100 structural and 8/100 already moving. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: climate & FEMA risk (93/100), FEMA disaster exposure (92/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (82/100).

The market reads peak — home values rose 3.2% year on year, and 25% higher over three years (phase confidence 36/100). Topping markets hide individual distress behind strong averages.

Educational attainment sits at 39% bachelor's-or-above. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 34/100. 21.7% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. About 18,067 people live here, median age 37. The vacancy rate is 11.8% — elevated. Home values center near $199,600, an affordability ratio of 3.7× — accessible. Median household income is $49,745, below the U.S. median near $78,000. Owners hold 59% of homes, renters 41%. Around 43% of renters are cost-burdened. The ZIP holds roughly 8,755 housing units.

Net-net, 29204 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.