ZIP 29448 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report

In Dorchester County, South Carolina, ZIP 29448 scores 32 of 100 for composite distress, a moderate level on DLRadar's public-record index. Its standout signals are structural risk (69/100), institutional ownership (68/100), mortgage stress (25/100). On the quiet end sit mortgage stress (25/100) and construction/permit lag (19/100). On the structural side it scores 69/100, with 8/100 of stress already active. Environmental exposure also runs high (climate & FEMA risk (94/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (93/100), FEMA disaster exposure (88/100)).

The peak-phase market in 29448 posted values that rose 1.6% over the year, and 41% higher over three years (phase confidence 34/100). Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

Roughly 10.8% live below the poverty line. Population is roughly 2,224 with a median age of 49. Households earn a median $62,315 — below the roughly $78,000 national figure. Around 39% of renters are cost-burdened. About 10% have a four-year degree. A median home runs $194,900 here, or 3.0 times local income. The ZIP holds roughly 1,002 housing units. The vacancy rate is 11.8% — elevated. On demographic stress specifically, 29448 scores 29/100. The tenure split is 81% owner-occupied to 19% rented.

On balance 29448 is mixed, rewarding parcel-by-parcel screening over broad assumptions. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.