ZIP 21678 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

Composite property distress in 21678 (Kent County, Maryland) lands at 16/100 — low on DLRadar's public-record scoring. Structural exposure scores 40 and live distress 3 on the 0–100 scale. Environmental exposure also runs high (flood (NFIP) exposure (89/100)). The sharpest non-environmental signals are construction/permit lag (56/100), structural risk (40/100), institutional ownership (20/100). On the quiet end sit institutional ownership (20/100) and mortgage stress (11/100).

The peak-phase market in 21678 posted values that rose 3.0% over the year, and 21% higher over three years, at 44/100 phase confidence. Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

Home values center near $319,000, an affordability ratio of 4.4×. Vacancy runs 16.5%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. Population is roughly 1,868 with a median age of 50. There are about 987 housing units across 21678. Educational attainment sits at 25% bachelor's-or-above. Rent burden reaches 71% of tenant households. 11.2% of residents fall below the poverty threshold. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 36/100. Owners hold 90% of homes, renters 10%. Median household income is $70,167, near the U.S. median near $78,000.

On the whole, 21678 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.