ZIP 30021 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 30021 in Dekalb County, Georgia carries a composite property-distress score of 33/100 — a moderate reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. Structural risk reads 72/100 against active distress of 7/100. Environmental exposure also runs high (climate & FEMA risk (94/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (91/100), FEMA disaster exposure (73/100)). What sets it apart are the readings on structural risk (72/100), institutional ownership (59/100), construction/permit lag (45/100). On the quiet end sit mortgage stress (23/100).

The peak-phase market in 30021 posted values that rose 2.9% over the year, and 19% higher over three years, at 25/100 phase confidence. Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

Population is roughly 26,386 with a median age of 25. Home values center near $275,400, an affordability ratio of 5.3×. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 48/100. Owners hold 26% of homes, renters 74%. There are about 8,618 housing units across 30021. Vacancy runs 18.9%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. Median household income is $48,158, below the U.S. median near $78,000. 27.8% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Educational attainment sits at 23% bachelor's-or-above. Rent burden reaches 49% of tenant households.

On the whole, 30021 leans distressed, with opportunity clustered in specific stressed parcels. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.