ZIP 08837 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report

In Middlesex County, New Jersey, ZIP 08837 scores 30 of 100 for composite distress, a moderate level on DLRadar's public-record index. Structural exposure scores 69 and live distress 2 on the 0–100 scale. Environmental exposure also runs high (climate & FEMA risk (98/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (95/100)). The most distinctive pressure shows up in construction/permit lag (84/100), structural risk (69/100), institutional ownership (21/100). institutional ownership (21/100) and mortgage stress (8/100) stay muted.

The expansion-phase market in 08837 posted values that rose 5.2% over the year, and 28% higher over three years (phase confidence 35/100). Appreciation rarely lifts every parcel — the laggards are the opportunity.

Population is roughly 19,954 with a median age of 36. There are about 7,783 housing units across 08837. Vacancy runs 4.1%. Owners hold 50% of homes, renters 50%. Households earn a median $107,948 — above the roughly $78,000 national figure. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 29/100. Home values center near $437,900, an affordability ratio of 4.0×. Around 31% of renters are cost-burdened. About 52% have a four-year degree. The poverty rate is 4.8% — low.

Net-net, 08837 is middle-of-the-pack, where the deals are specific addresses rather than the whole ZIP. While 08837 carries no listed distressed parcels today, each signal above ties back to a public dataset on the same national scale.

The 08837 read uses the identical public-record model applied coast to coast, which means its 30/100 score means exactly what it means anywhere else, and 08837 stays directly comparable to neighboring ZIPs and the rest of Middlesex County, New Jersey. Where the public record is thin for 08837, the field stays empty rather than modeled, and fills in as new documents post.

08837's headline rolls up several separately-scored signals, which is why two ZIPs can share a composite yet face very different distress. In workflow terms, 08837 is a go/no-go - the score says whether to drill in, then DLRadar carries you to parcels, capital and closing.