ZIP 21651 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

Kent County, Maryland's ZIP 21651 registers 17/100 composite distress, which DLRadar reads as low. The most distinctive pressure shows up in construction/permit lag (55/100), structural risk (40/100), institutional ownership (19/100). On the quiet end sit institutional ownership (19/100) and mortgage stress (9/100). The latent-versus-live split is 40/100 structural and 3/100 already moving. Environmental exposure also runs high (flood (NFIP) exposure (87/100)).

The peak-phase market in 21651 posted values that rose 2.9% over the year, and 26% higher over three years (phase confidence 40/100). Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

The ZIP holds roughly 1,012 housing units. Owners hold 81% of homes, renters 19%. The vacancy rate is 11.6% — elevated. Educational attainment sits at 17% bachelor's-or-above. Around 25% of renters are cost-burdened. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 28/100. 8.7% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. Population is roughly 2,448 with a median age of 38. Median household income is $71,983, near the U.S. median near $78,000. Home values center near $326,800, an affordability ratio of 3.6× — accessible.

On balance 21651 is mixed, rewarding parcel-by-parcel screening over broad assumptions. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.