ZIP 29209 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Richland County, South Carolina, ZIP 29209 scores 35 of 100 for composite distress, a moderate level on DLRadar's public-record index. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — climate & FEMA risk (93/100), FEMA disaster exposure (92/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (82/100). Its standout signals are structural risk (77/100), institutional ownership (68/100), construction/permit lag (56/100). mortgage stress (26/100) stay muted. Structural exposure scores 77 and live distress 8 on the 0–100 scale.

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 3.2% over the trailing year, and 14% higher over three years, at 36/100 phase confidence. At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

The typical home is worth about $206,500 (3.1× income, relatively affordable). The poverty rate is 19.8% — high, a tax-stress and distress correlate. There are about 16,684 housing units across 29209. Vacancy runs 10.0%. 59% of housing is owner-occupied. Around 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 31/100. Rent burden reaches 43% of tenant households. 37,314 residents call 29209 home, typically aged 33. At $58,854, median income runs below typical U.S. levels.

Overall, 29209 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.