ZIP 03243 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Merrimack County, New Hampshire, ZIP 03243 scores 21 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. Environmental exposure also runs high (climate & FEMA risk (81/100)). Its standout signals are construction/permit lag (80/100), structural risk (46/100), institutional ownership (6/100). On the quiet end sit institutional ownership (6/100) and mortgage stress (4/100). Structural risk reads 46/100 against active distress of 1/100.

The expansion-phase market in 03243 posted values that rose 5.6% over the year, and 26% higher over three years, at 37/100 phase confidence. Rising prices can mask pockets of distress, where per-parcel scoring earns its keep.

Population is roughly 924 with a median age of 49. Rent burden reaches 59% of tenant households. Vacancy runs 19.3%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. 9.4% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Home values center near $304,400, an affordability ratio of 3.0× — accessible. Median household income is $79,750, near the U.S. median near $78,000. Owners hold 90% of homes, renters 10%. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 31/100. There are about 416 housing units across 03243. Educational attainment sits at 24% bachelor's-or-above.

On the whole, 03243 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.