ZIP 19958 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Sussex County, Delaware, ZIP 19958 scores 26 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. Structural exposure scores 58 and live distress 4 on the 0–100 scale. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: climate & FEMA risk (93/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (76/100). Its standout signals are construction/permit lag (61/100), structural risk (58/100), institutional ownership (17/100). By contrast, institutional ownership (17/100) and mortgage stress (12/100) register low.

The market reads expansion — home values rose 5.4% year on year, and 20% higher over three years, at 30/100 phase confidence. Appreciation rarely lifts every parcel — the laggards are the opportunity.

Vacancy runs 26.0%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. Owners hold 83% of homes, renters 17%. 6.5% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 34/100. Home values center near $534,600, an affordability ratio of 5.3×. There are about 20,545 housing units across 19958. About 29,599 people live here, median age 62. Rent burden reaches 51% of tenant households. Median household income is $91,445, above the U.S. median near $78,000. Educational attainment sits at 49% bachelor's-or-above.

Net-net, 19958 is a working-distress ZIP — the kind that rewards current, parcel-level intelligence. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.