ZIP 21216 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Baltimore County, Maryland, ZIP 21216 scores 29 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. Structural exposure scores 68 and live distress 3 on the 0–100 scale. Its standout signals are construction/permit lag (98/100), structural risk (68/100), institutional ownership (17/100). On the quiet end sit institutional ownership (17/100) and mortgage stress (9/100). Environmental exposure also runs high (climate & FEMA risk (94/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (77/100)).

The peak-phase market in 21216 posted values that rose 2.8% over the year, and 1% higher over three years, at 30/100 phase confidence. Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

Population is roughly 27,296 with a median age of 37. Owners hold 47% of homes, renters 53%. Home values center near $147,800, an affordability ratio of 3.2× — accessible. Educational attainment sits at 16% bachelor's-or-above. Rent burden reaches 54% of tenant households. There are about 15,580 housing units across 21216. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 39/100. Median household income is $46,440, below the U.S. median near $78,000. Vacancy runs 25.3%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. 24.5% of residents fall below the poverty threshold.

On the whole, 21216 leans distressed, with opportunity clustered in specific stressed parcels. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.