ZIP 29440 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

Composite property distress in 29440 (Georgetown County, South Carolina) lands at 33/100 — moderate on DLRadar's public-record scoring. The sharpest non-environmental signals are structural risk (71/100), institutional ownership (67/100), construction/permit lag (34/100). construction/permit lag (34/100) and mortgage stress (29/100) stay muted. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — climate & FEMA risk (91/100), FEMA disaster exposure (88/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (87/100). On the structural side it scores 71/100, with 9/100 of stress already active.

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 3.7% over the trailing year, and 28% higher over three years (phase confidence 30/100). At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

The ZIP holds roughly 13,767 housing units. 26,419 residents call 29440 home, typically aged 46. The poverty rate is 16.2%. Around 37% of renters are cost-burdened. 82% of housing is owner-occupied. Around 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 30/100. The vacancy rate is 22.9% — elevated. At $54,926, median income runs below typical U.S. levels. The typical home is worth about $172,600 (2.9× income, relatively affordable).

Taken together, 29440 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.