ZIP 21202 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Baltimore County, Maryland, ZIP 21202 scores 29 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. Its standout signals are construction/permit lag (98/100), structural risk (68/100), institutional ownership (17/100). institutional ownership (17/100) and mortgage stress (9/100) stay muted. On the structural side it scores 68/100, with 3/100 of stress already active. Climate and flood risk are elevated too — climate & FEMA risk (94/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (77/100).

Prices here sit in a peak phase: values rose 2.8% over the trailing year, and 14% higher over three years (phase confidence 30/100). At a peak the opportunity is selective — specific stressed parcels, not a broad discount.

The ZIP holds roughly 12,703 housing units. Roughly 24.0% live below the poverty line, elevated and often tied to deferred-maintenance inventory. 21,506 residents call 21202 home, typically aged 34. The tenure split is 21% owner-occupied to 79% rented. Around 42% of renters are cost-burdened. About 48% have a four-year degree. On demographic stress specifically, 21202 scores 41/100. A median home runs $271,800 here, or 5.0 times local income. Households earn a median $61,578 — below the roughly $78,000 national figure. The vacancy rate is 14.1% — elevated.

Taken together, 21202 profiles as an active-distress market where motivated-seller and below-market acquisitions concentrate. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.