ZIP 21043 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

Howard County, Maryland's ZIP 21043 registers 24/100 composite distress, which DLRadar reads as low. Structural exposure scores 54 and live distress 2 on the 0–100 scale. The most distinctive pressure shows up in construction/permit lag (69/100), structural risk (54/100), institutional ownership (16/100). institutional ownership (16/100) and mortgage stress (6/100) stay muted. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — climate & FEMA risk (79/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (69/100).

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 2.8% over the trailing year, and 18% higher over three years, at 30/100 phase confidence. At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

The tenure split is 67% owner-occupied to 33% rented. A median home runs $620,900 here, or 4.3 times local income. There are about 18,133 housing units across 21043. On demographic stress specifically, 21043 scores 28/100. 47,134 residents call 21043 home, typically aged 39. Vacancy runs 4.1%. About 64% have a four-year degree. Households earn a median $141,846 — above the roughly $78,000 national figure. Roughly 3.9% live below the poverty line, a low share typical of higher-equity areas. Rent burden reaches 40% of tenant households.

On balance, 21043 reads as a higher-equity, stable market where distress is selective and worth pinpointing parcel by parcel. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.