ZIP 19944 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Sussex County, Delaware, ZIP 19944 scores 26 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. Environmental exposure also runs high (climate & FEMA risk (93/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (76/100)). On the structural side it scores 58/100, with 4/100 of stress already active. Its standout signals are construction/permit lag (61/100), structural risk (58/100), institutional ownership (17/100). On the quiet end sit institutional ownership (17/100) and mortgage stress (12/100).

The expansion-phase market in 19944 posted values that rose 5.4% over the year, and 56% higher over three years (phase confidence 30/100). Rising prices can mask pockets of distress, where per-parcel scoring earns its keep.

The tenure split is 89% owner-occupied to 11% rented. The ZIP holds roughly 1,609 housing units. About 50% have a four-year degree. A median home runs $1,189,300 here, or 11.3 times local income. Households earn a median $103,125 — above the roughly $78,000 national figure. On demographic stress specifically, 19944 scores 45/100. Roughly 2.6% live below the poverty line, a low share typical of higher-equity areas. The vacancy rate is 80.5% — elevated. Around 0% of renters are cost-burdened. Population is roughly 652 with a median age of 72.

On the whole, 19944 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.