ZIP 29696 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Oconee County, South Carolina, ZIP 29696 scores 30 of 100 for composite distress, a moderate level on DLRadar's public-record index. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: FEMA disaster exposure (92/100), climate & FEMA risk (84/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (63/100). Its standout signals are structural risk (65/100), institutional ownership (64/100), construction/permit lag (33/100). By contrast, construction/permit lag (33/100) and mortgage stress (26/100) register low. Structural exposure scores 65 and live distress 8 on the 0–100 scale.

The market reads peak — home values rose 3.7% year on year, and 17% higher over three years, at 30/100 phase confidence. Topping markets hide individual distress behind strong averages.

There are about 2,266 housing units across 29696. Owners hold 89% of homes, renters 11%. 10.8% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Vacancy runs 9.4%. Home values center near $219,100, an affordability ratio of 2.4× — accessible. Educational attainment sits at 29% bachelor's-or-above. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 23/100. Rent burden reaches 22% of tenant households. About 5,301 people live here, median age 46. Median household income is $77,172, near the U.S. median near $78,000.

Net-net, 29696 is middle-of-the-pack, where the deals are specific addresses rather than the whole ZIP. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.