ZIP 29437 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

Dorchester County, South Carolina's ZIP 29437 registers 32/100 composite distress, which DLRadar reads as moderate. The most distinctive pressure shows up in structural risk (69/100), institutional ownership (68/100), mortgage stress (25/100). mortgage stress (25/100) and construction/permit lag (19/100) stay muted. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — climate & FEMA risk (94/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (93/100), FEMA disaster exposure (88/100). On the structural side it scores 69/100, with 8/100 of stress already active.

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 1.6% over the trailing year, and 7% higher over three years (phase confidence 34/100). At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

At $56,086, median income runs below typical U.S. levels. The poverty rate is 14.0%. 91% of housing is owner-occupied. Around 40% of renters are cost-burdened. 2,287 residents call 29437 home, typically aged 42. The ZIP holds roughly 1,027 housing units. Around 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 29/100. The typical home is worth about $172,900 (3.2× income, relatively affordable). The vacancy rate is 14.5% — elevated.

Taken together, 29437 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.