ZIP 29477 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

Composite property distress in 29477 (Dorchester County, South Carolina) lands at 32/100 — moderate on DLRadar's public-record scoring. The sharpest non-environmental signals are structural risk (69/100), institutional ownership (68/100), mortgage stress (25/100). By contrast, mortgage stress (25/100) and construction/permit lag (19/100) register low. On the structural side it scores 69/100, with 8/100 of stress already active. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: climate & FEMA risk (94/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (93/100), FEMA disaster exposure (88/100).

The market reads peak — home values rose 1.6% year on year, and 13% higher over three years (phase confidence 34/100). Topping markets hide individual distress behind strong averages.

Median household income is $57,581, below the U.S. median near $78,000. The ZIP holds roughly 3,559 housing units. Around 39% of renters are cost-burdened. Educational attainment sits at 20% bachelor's-or-above. Owners hold 80% of homes, renters 20%. The vacancy rate is 15.8% — elevated. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 27/100. Home values center near $90,300, an affordability ratio of 1.3× — accessible. 23.8% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. About 6,949 people live here, median age 44.

Net-net, 29477 is a working-distress ZIP — the kind that rewards current, parcel-level intelligence. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.