ZIP 29472 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report

Composite property distress in 29472 (Dorchester County, South Carolina) lands at 35/100 — moderate on DLRadar's public-record scoring. Structural exposure scores 78 and live distress 8 on the 0–100 scale. Environmental exposure also runs high (climate & FEMA risk (94/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (92/100), FEMA disaster exposure (91/100)). The sharpest non-environmental signals are structural risk (78/100), institutional ownership (69/100), construction/permit lag (51/100). On the quiet end sit mortgage stress (26/100).

The peak-phase market in 29472 posted values that rose 1.9% over the year, and 12% higher over three years, at 35/100 phase confidence. Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

The tenure split is 85% owner-occupied to 15% rented. Roughly 10.8% live below the poverty line. Vacancy runs 11.6%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. On demographic stress specifically, 29472 scores 28/100. A median home runs $263,100 here, or 3.4 times local income. Rent burden reaches 26% of tenant households. Population is roughly 11,531 with a median age of 41. Households earn a median $73,207 — near the roughly $78,000 national figure. There are about 4,331 housing units across 29472. About 17% have a four-year degree.

On balance 29472 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.