ZIP 29420 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Dorchester County, South Carolina, ZIP 29420 scores 35 of 100 for composite distress, a moderate level on DLRadar's public-record index. Its standout signals are structural risk (78/100), institutional ownership (66/100), construction/permit lag (53/100). By contrast, mortgage stress (26/100) register low. The latent-versus-live split is 78/100 structural and 8/100 already moving. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: climate & FEMA risk (96/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (92/100), FEMA disaster exposure (85/100).

The market reads peak — home values rose 1.6% year on year, and 9% higher over three years (phase confidence 34/100). Topping markets hide individual distress behind strong averages.

Median household income is $69,043, near the U.S. median near $78,000. Owners hold 63% of homes, renters 37%. The ZIP holds roughly 9,957 housing units. The vacancy rate is 4.9%. Around 54% of renters are cost-burdened. Home values center near $331,700, an affordability ratio of 4.1×. Educational attainment sits at 31% bachelor's-or-above. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 35/100. 14.3% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. About 23,311 people live here, median age 35.

Net-net, 29420 is middle-of-the-pack, where the deals are specific addresses rather than the whole ZIP. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.