ZIP 19979 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

Kent County, Delaware's ZIP 19979 registers 35/100 composite distress, which DLRadar reads as moderate. The most distinctive pressure shows up in structural risk (51/100), construction/permit lag (46/100), insurance pressure (43/100). By contrast, institutional ownership (17/100) and mortgage stress (7/100) register low. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: climate & FEMA risk (85/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (72/100). The latent-versus-live split is 51/100 structural and 2/100 already moving.

The market reads neutral — home values rose 6.5% year on year, 5.4% off the recent peak (phase confidence 63/100). Appreciation rarely lifts every parcel — the laggards are the opportunity.

Around 0% of renters are cost-burdened. The ZIP holds roughly 246 housing units. Home values center near $293,900, an affordability ratio of 2.8× — accessible. Educational attainment sits at 15% bachelor's-or-above. Median household income is $95,325, above the U.S. median near $78,000. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 21/100. 9.7% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. About 503 people live here, median age 40. The vacancy rate is 0.0%. Owners hold 82% of homes, renters 18%.

Net-net, 19979 is middle-of-the-pack, where the deals are specific addresses rather than the whole ZIP. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.