Sussex County, NJ: Foreclosures, Tax Liens & Distressed Properties

Sussex County, New Jersey sits inside DLRadar's nationwide distress index, built entirely from public records. The county's lending-headwind score sits at 43/100 (moderate). Individual Sussex County ZIPs score between 19 and 26 on the 0–100 composite. The county spans 22 scored ZIP codes, averaging 20/100 composite distress.

Currently expansion, Sussex County saw prices rise 5.2% year over year, a 35/100-confidence read. Under a rising market, pockets of distress persist which the scoring still flags.

With growth of +5.2% YoY (35/100 confidence), stressed pockets remain so buy those and momentum helps on exit. Mid-range bank stress at 43/100 implies a blend the ZIP scores sort out.

The most-distressed ZIP codes in Sussex County are 07421 (26/100), 07849 (26/100), 07825 (23/100), 07460 (22/100), 07821 (20/100), 07860 (20/100), each with its own full DLRadar report. Other tracked Sussex County ZIPs include 07874, 07416, 07418, 07419, 07422, 07439, 07461, 07462, 07822, 07826.

By the numbers, the ZIPs DLRadar tracks across Sussex County come in at a 4.5% poverty rate, 89% owner-occupancy, a 8.4% vacancy rate, home values averaging roughly $375,452, in line with the US, a median household income near $120,409 (above the US norm), residents with a median age around 44.9. Taken together, they shape how much distress reaches the market and how fast it moves.

Sussex County, New Jersey's 20/100 average over 22 ZIPs says Sussex County is a screen-by-ZIP market rather than a blanket buy. Unlock Sussex County to see every parcel's owner, mailing address, APN, score, bank exposure and an exit-velocity estimate.

The distress read for Sussex County, New Jersey is refreshed as new public records post and uses the same methodology coast to coast, so Sussex County stays directly comparable to any other market you track.

For anyone buying in Sussex County, the scores answer one question first — which ZIPs deserve the marketing budget, with the top reading 26/100. The Sussex County read is rebuilt from public records as they post — no modeling fills the gaps — so what you see is what the documents support, refreshed on each ingest.

Drilling in, Sussex County's highest-scoring ZIPs are 07421 (26/100), 07849 (26/100), 07825 (23/100), 07460 (22/100), 07821 (20/100), 07860 (20/100). DLRadar also scores 07874, 07416, 07418, 07419, 07422, 07439, 07461, 07462 and more across the county. Every one of these is scored independently — a ZIP's composite reflects its own recorded distress, which is why the county average alone hides where the real pressure sits.

Under Sussex County's headline composite sit distinct layers — recorded foreclosures, tax and lien delinquency, mortgage stress and bank headwind — each scored separately before they roll up, so the same total can describe very different markets.