ZIP 29902 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Beaufort County, South Carolina, ZIP 29902 scores 38 of 100 for composite distress, a moderate level on DLRadar's public-record index. Structural exposure scores 85 and live distress 9 on the 0–100 scale. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — climate & FEMA risk (97/100), FEMA disaster exposure (95/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (88/100). Its standout signals are structural risk (85/100), construction/permit lag (76/100), institutional ownership (71/100). mortgage stress (29/100) stay muted.

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 2.1% over the trailing year, 2.1% off the recent peak, and 30% higher over three years, at 31/100 phase confidence. At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

16,916 residents call 29902 home, typically aged 32. 65% of housing is owner-occupied. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 33/100. At $72,564, median income runs near typical U.S. levels. There are about 7,357 housing units across 29902. Vacancy runs 14.8%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. Around 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Rent burden reaches 37% of tenant households. The typical home is worth about $349,100 (4.2× income). The poverty rate is 13.9%.

Taken together, 29902 profiles as an active-distress market where motivated-seller and below-market acquisitions concentrate. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.