ZIP 29579 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Horry County, South Carolina, ZIP 29579 scores 36 of 100 for composite distress, a moderate level on DLRadar's public-record index. Structural exposure scores 79 and live distress 9 on the 0–100 scale. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: climate & FEMA risk (98/100), FEMA disaster exposure (92/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (89/100). Its standout signals are structural risk (79/100), institutional ownership (69/100), construction/permit lag (54/100). By contrast, mortgage stress (30/100) register low.

The market reads neutral — home values rose 4.3% year on year, and 2% higher over three years, at 38/100 phase confidence. Appreciation rarely lifts every parcel — the laggards are the opportunity.

About 53,699 people live here, median age 41. There are about 25,682 housing units across 29579. Owners hold 72% of homes, renters 28%. Vacancy runs 14.4%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. Rent burden reaches 38% of tenant households. 11.1% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Educational attainment sits at 34% bachelor's-or-above. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 33/100. Home values center near $353,600, an affordability ratio of 4.4×. Median household income is $72,909, near the U.S. median near $78,000.

Net-net, 29579 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.