ZIP 08260 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 08260 in Cape May County, New Jersey 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. What sets it apart are the readings on structural risk (56/100), construction/permit lag (54/100), institutional ownership (18/100). institutional ownership (18/100) and mortgage stress (17/100) stay muted. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — climate & FEMA risk (91/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (81/100).

Prices here sit in a expansion phase: values rose 6.5% over the trailing year, and 43% higher over three years, at 58/100 phase confidence. Even climbing markets leave specific parcels in distress; the scoring isolates them.

Home values center near $469,400, an affordability ratio of 6.2×. 12.2% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Owners hold 64% of homes, renters 36%. Vacancy runs 69.9%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. There are about 23,064 housing units across 08260. Median household income is $71,549, near the U.S. median near $78,000. Educational attainment sits at 28% bachelor's-or-above. Rent burden reaches 52% of tenant households. 12,913 residents call 08260 home, typically aged 59. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 47/100.

Taken together, 08260 profiles as an active-distress market where motivated-seller and below-market acquisitions concentrate. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.