ZIP 19709 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

ZIP code 19709 in New Castle County, Delaware carries a composite property-distress score of 22/100 — a low reading on DLRadar's deterministic public-record index. Structural exposure scores 49 and live distress 2 on the 0–100 scale. What sets it apart are the readings on structural risk (49/100), institutional ownership (19/100), construction/permit lag (19/100). By contrast, construction/permit lag (19/100) and mortgage stress (8/100) register low. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: climate & FEMA risk (95/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (83/100).

The market reads expansion — home values rose 5.4% year on year, and 13% higher over three years, at 30/100 phase confidence. Appreciation rarely lifts every parcel — the laggards are the opportunity.

There are about 18,820 housing units across 19709. 4.8% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. About 50,542 people live here, median age 40. Owners hold 86% of homes, renters 14%. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 23/100. Educational attainment sits at 49% bachelor's-or-above. Vacancy runs 0.9%. Median household income is $129,971, above the U.S. median near $78,000. Home values center near $470,900, an affordability ratio of 3.4× — accessible. Rent burden reaches 25% of tenant households.

Overall 19709 looks resilient on the surface, so the edge is isolating individual stressed parcels. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.