ZIP 04444 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 04444 in Penobscot County, Maine carries a composite property-distress score of 25/100 — a low reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. Structural exposure scores 56 and live distress 5 on the 0–100 scale. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — climate & FEMA risk (79/100). What sets it apart are the readings on structural risk (56/100), construction/permit lag (43/100), institutional ownership (40/100). mortgage stress (17/100) stay muted.

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 2.4% over the trailing year, 1.3% off the recent peak, and 22% higher over three years, at 56/100 phase confidence. At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

9,322 residents call 04444 home, typically aged 42. The tenure split is 87% owner-occupied to 13% rented. There are about 3,962 housing units across 04444. About 46% have a four-year degree. A median home runs $293,000 here, or 2.6 times local income. Vacancy runs 7.9%. Rent burden reaches 35% of tenant households. On demographic stress specifically, 04444 scores 23/100. Roughly 6.4% live below the poverty line, a low share typical of higher-equity areas. Households earn a median $102,922 — above the roughly $78,000 national figure.

Overall, 04444 shows a mixed profile — neither uniformly stressed nor insulated — so opportunity is property-specific. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.