ZIP 31544 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Telfair County, Georgia, ZIP 31544 scores 23 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. Its standout signals are construction/permit lag (100/100), institutional ownership (52/100), structural risk (51/100). By contrast, mortgage stress (24/100) register low. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: FEMA disaster exposure (96/100). The latent-versus-live split is 51/100 structural and 7/100 already moving.

The market reads peak — home values rose 4.0% year on year (phase confidence 30/100). Topping markets hide individual distress behind strong averages.

The ZIP holds roughly 226 housing units. About 6% have a four-year degree. A median home runs $86,000 here, or 1.7 times local income. On demographic stress specifically, 31544 scores 38/100. Roughly 23.8% live below the poverty line, elevated and often tied to deferred-maintenance inventory. About 482 people live here, median age 47. Around 83% of renters are cost-burdened. The tenure split is 81% owner-occupied to 19% rented. Households earn a median $41,333 — below the roughly $78,000 national figure. The vacancy rate is 38.2% — elevated.

Net-net, 31544 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.