ZIP 02871 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

DLRadar grades ZIP 02871 (Newport County, Rhode Island) at a low 17/100 for overall property distress. Structural exposure scores 37 and live distress 5 on the 0–100 scale. Property-level stress concentrates in institutional ownership (42/100), structural risk (37/100), mortgage stress (18/100). On the quiet end sit structural risk (37/100) and mortgage stress (18/100). Environmental exposure also runs high (flood (NFIP) exposure (75/100)).

The expansion-phase market in 02871 posted values that rose 5.2% over the year, and 28% higher over three years, at 40/100 phase confidence. Rising prices can mask pockets of distress, where per-parcel scoring earns its keep.

Population is roughly 17,635 with a median age of 48. Home values center near $597,000, an affordability ratio of 4.5×. Vacancy runs 10.3%. Educational attainment sits at 60% bachelor's-or-above. 4.4% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Rent burden reaches 31% of tenant households. Owners hold 80% of homes, renters 20%. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 27/100. There are about 8,265 housing units across 02871. Median household income is $119,135, above the U.S. median near $78,000.

Broadly, 02871 is a steadier market — the deals are the exceptions, not the rule. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.