ZIP 19960 Foreclosure, Tax-Lien & Distress Report

Composite property distress in 19960 (Sussex County, Delaware) lands at 26/100 — low on DLRadar's distress scoring. The most distinctive pressure shows up in construction/permit lag (65/100), structural risk (59/100), institutional ownership (17/100). institutional ownership (17/100) and mortgage stress (12/100) stay muted. Structural risk reads 59/100 against active distress of 4/100. Environmental exposure also runs high (climate & FEMA risk (93/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (75/100)).

The peak-phase market in 19960 posted values that rose 4.2% over the year, and 14% higher over three years (phase confidence 22/100). At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

Households earn a median $66,929 — below the roughly $78,000 national figure. Rent burden reaches 25% of tenant households. On demographic stress specifically, 19960 scores 30/100. About 14% have a four-year degree. 7.6% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. The typical home is worth about $275,700 (4.1× income). There are about 2,500 housing units across 19960. Population is roughly 7,083 with a median age of 37. The vacancy rate is 8.2%. 82% of housing is owner-occupied.

Overall, 19960 shows a mixed profile — neither uniformly stressed nor insulated — so opportunity is property-specific. Parcel-level detail for 19960 is not published yet -- the ZIP-level readings above remain fully sourced.

Whether 19960 runs hot or quiet, its 26/100 composite is built the same deterministic way as every ZIP in the country — from recorded foreclosure, mortgage, tax-lien, climate and lender signals — so 19960 can be compared directly against any other ZIP in Sussex County, Delaware or nationwide. Nothing here is interpolated — where a source is thin for 19960, DLRadar leaves it blank rather than guessing, and re-scores as new records post.

Behind 19960's composite sit distinct signals (foreclosure, mortgage, tax-lien, lender and structural), each scored on its own before rolling up, so two ZIPs with the same total can describe very different situations on the ground. For a buyer, 19960 is one row in a larger workflow: confirm the score, pull the distressed parcels behind it, then move from signal to funded, closed acquisition through DLRadar.