ZIP 08202 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Cape May County, New Jersey, ZIP 08202 scores 25 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. Structural exposure scores 56 and live distress 5 on the 0–100 scale. Its standout signals are structural risk (56/100), construction/permit lag (54/100), institutional ownership (18/100). On the quiet end sit institutional ownership (18/100) and mortgage stress (17/100). Environmental exposure also runs high (climate & FEMA risk (91/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (81/100)).

The expansion-phase market in 08202 posted values that rose 6.5% over the year, and 29% higher over three years, at 58/100 phase confidence. Rising prices can mask pockets of distress, where per-parcel scoring earns its keep.

95% of housing is owner-occupied. The poverty rate is 4.2% — low. There are about 5,676 housing units across 08202. At $142,500, median income runs above typical U.S. levels. Vacancy runs 85.1%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 48/100. Population is roughly 1,636 with a median age of 64. Rent burden reaches 35% of tenant households. The typical home is worth about $1,857,400 (11.0× income, severely stretched). Around 68% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

On the whole, 08202 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.