ZIP 21617 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Queen Anne'S County, Maryland, ZIP 21617 scores 17 of 100 for composite distress, a low level on DLRadar's public-record index. Its standout signals are construction/permit lag (54/100), structural risk (42/100), institutional ownership (19/100). By contrast, institutional ownership (19/100) and mortgage stress (9/100) register low. On the structural side it scores 42/100, with 3/100 of stress already active. It additionally carries heavy environmental risk: flood (NFIP) exposure (83/100).

The market reads peak — home values rose 2.8% year on year, and 14% higher over three years (phase confidence 30/100). Topping markets hide individual distress behind strong averages.

Around 47% of renters are cost-burdened. About 10,614 people live here, median age 41. At $117,668, median income runs above typical U.S. levels. Around 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The demographic-stress sub-score lands at 29/100. 79% of housing is owner-occupied. The poverty rate is 3.6% — low. The ZIP holds roughly 4,157 housing units. The typical home is worth about $483,700 (3.9× income, relatively affordable). The vacancy rate is 6.4%.

Overall 21617 looks resilient on the surface, so the edge is isolating individual stressed parcels. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.