ZIP 29920 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Beaufort County, South Carolina, ZIP 29920 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. Its standout signals are structural risk (85/100), construction/permit lag (76/100), institutional ownership (71/100). mortgage stress (29/100) stay muted. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — climate & FEMA risk (97/100), FEMA disaster exposure (95/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (88/100).

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 2.1% over the trailing year, 2.1% off the recent peak, and 7% higher over three years, at 31/100 phase confidence. At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

The typical home is worth about $288,700 (3.9× income, relatively affordable). The poverty rate is 17.7% — high, a tax-stress and distress correlate. 9,918 residents call 29920 home, typically aged 56. Rent burden reaches 57% of tenant households. There are about 7,163 housing units across 29920. Around 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Vacancy runs 38.0%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 35/100. 91% of housing is owner-occupied. At $72,865, median income runs near typical U.S. levels.

Taken together, 29920 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.